Common crops affected
Why it matters
It collapses produce in the field and store and spreads through wounds; control is preventative — sanitation, firm tissue, and careful handling, with protective inputs supporting.
When it appears
Warm, wet conditions; through wounds and bruising.
How to identify it
- Soft, watery, often foul-smelling rot of fleshy tissue
- Rapid collapse in warm, wet, bruised produce
- Spread through wounds and standing water
How to manage it
- Avoid wounding; improve drainage and airflow; sanitise.
- Strengthen tissue with Calcium Boost.
- Use Spore Control as a supporting protective input — not a cure for bacterial rot.
Recommended Vegalab program
| Role | Product | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated support | Spore Control | Protective input (supporting role) |
| Firmness support | Calcium Boost | Firmer tissue resists rot entry |
Integrated management. This is a bacterial / no-cure or indirect problem — Vegalab products play a supporting role in an integrated program (plant health, prevention, protection) and are not a cure. Combine with sanitation, clean material, rotation and cultural controls.
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