February / March 2019
Penicillium rot of nectarine and plum
Introduction The South African stone fruit industry has a turn-over of R2.7 billion (Hortgro, 2018). Roughly 286.8 thousand tons of peaches, nectarines and plums were produced in 2016/17. Peaches and nectarines are primarily processed or destined for the local market…