Tag: mummy

• Question of the Week – Brown Rot

  

  What’s going on with this peach? This peach is completely covered with brown rot (Monilinia fructicola). Brown rot is one of the most significant diseases of peaches, plums, and nectarines. As the fruit is consumed by the fungi, it shrivels up into what’s known as a “mummy”. Mummified fruit falls to the ground and remains…

  Justin Ballew

  July 9, 2026

  Question of the Week

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