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Fungi Associated With Blueberries Held at Various Storage Times and Temperatures. R. A. Cappellini, Professor, Plant Science Research Division, ARS, USDA, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Rutgers - The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903; A. W. Stretch(2), and J. M. Maiello(3). (2)Research Plant Pathologist, Plant Science Research Division, ARS, USDA, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Rutgers - The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903; (3)Research Assistant, Department of Plant Biology, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Rutgers - The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903. Phytopathology 62:68-69. Accepted for publication 27 July 1971. DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-62-68.

Sixteen fungi, representing 15 genera plus one mycelial form, were isolated from fruit of the highbush blueberry varieties Weymouth, Bluecrop, and Jersey stored at several temperatures for various time periods. The predominant fungi found were the Gloeosporium stages of Glomerella cingulata, Botrytis cinerea, and Alternaria tenuis. As the harvest season progressed, G. cingulata was isolated more frequently, but decreasing numbers of fruit were colonized by A. tenuis. The best storage treatment was 4 days at 10 C.