Management of Major Blueberry Diseases - The Southern Region ...

Alternaria Fruit RotAlternaria spp., fungi. Although not ascommon as ripe rot, this disease has causedsevere losses in some Oregon fields.Infections can occur any time between latebloom through fruit maturity. Infections remainquiescent (latent) until fruit ripens. Thedisease often is not seen in the field butdevelops in storage or in transit to market.Oregon State University