FRUIT ROT
Much trouble has
been experienced during the pasf
season with a rotting of fruits on the, tree
and in transit. Some shipments were
reported to have arrived in Europe with 40
percent decay. No examples of this rot were
seen during the visits to Gaza, but the
following reasons suggest that the trouble
is Phytophthora lirown rot (1, 4): (a) fruits
were reported to be rotting on the tree
shortly after heavy rains that continued for
several days during November of 1960; (b)
fruits appeared sound on packing but developed
decay in shipment; (c) the rot was brown in color, firm in texture, and pungent in odor.
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