Cause and Extent of Cullage of Florida Bell Peppers in the Rotterdam Terminal Market. R. E. McDonald, Horticulturist, European Marketing Research Center, SEA-AR, USDA, Marconistraat 38b, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. P. P. Q. de Wildt, Plant Pathologist, European Marketing Research Center, SEA-AR, USDA, Marconistraat 38b, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Plant Dis. 64:771-772. This article is in the public domain and not copyrightable. It may be freely reprinted with customary crediting of the source. The American Phytopathological Society, 1980. DOI: 10.1094/PD-64-771.

An average 8.8% of Florida bell peppers were spoiled on arrival at the Rotterdam terminal market between January and April 1979. Bacterial soft rot was responsible for 86.3% of this decay; the remainder was caused by seven different fungi. A further 4.6% and 28.8% spoiled during simulated wholesale and retail periods, respectively. Bacterial soft rot and alternaria rot accounted for most of the increase in decay during these two periods.