Efficacy of biorational and synthetic fungicides for control of blossom blight, preharvest and postharvest brown rot in nectarine in South Carolina, 2026
Blossom blight and brown rot, caused by the fungal species Monilinia fructicola in the southeastern United States, are two major diseases of peach worldwide that drive the spray program on commercial farms. Symptoms include blighted blossoms, twig cankers, and brown rot of the fruit, where the pathogen produces conidia...