Monilia fructigena

Brown fruit rot

Monilia fructigena, Brown Fruit Rot, a parasitic mould. Like other fungi, Monilia fructigena is spread by spores. These develop within the apple flowers in spring, but their effect is more noticeable during the autumn, in the apple fruit. Infected fruits are unusable. Other fruits such as plums can become infected.


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Monilia fructigena, Brown fruit rot
Brown Fruit Rot
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Monilia fructigena, Brown fruit rot
Conidial pustules
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Conidial pustule
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Monilia fructigena, Brown fruit rot spores
Spores
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Monilia fructigena, Brown fruit rot spores
Spores

Photograph detail


Slide 1: Monilia fructigena, Brown Fruit Rot on apple. Garden in Redmire. September.


Slide 2: Monilia fructigena, Brown Fruit Rot on apple showing conidial pustules (reproductive structures). Garden in Redmire. September.


Slide 3: Monilia fructigena, Brown Fruit Rot on apple, section through conidial pustule. Garden in Redmire. September.


Slide 4: Monilia fructigena, Brown Fruit Rot on apple. squash showing spores. Photographed at x400, phase contrast illumination. September.


Slide 5: Monilia fructigena, Brown Fruit Rot on apple. Spores, photographed at x400, brightfield illumination. September.