Ritchie, D.F. 2000. Brown rot of stone fruits. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I-2000-1025-01
Updated, 2005.

DISEASE:  Brown rot of stone fruits

PATHOGEN:  Monilinia fructicola, M. laxa, and M. fructigena

HOSTS:  Stone fruits (peach, nectarine, cherry, plum), almond, and occasionally some pome fruits (apple and pear)

Author
David F. Ritchie
North Carolina State University

Worldwide, brown rot is the most important disease risk for stone fruits in warm, humid climates. It is the primary disease for which fungicides are applied to stone fruits.

Rot of peach fruit by Monilinia fructicola and sporulation of the pathogen. (Courtesy D.F. Ritchie)