Choanephora wet rot
Flowers and young fruits turn soft and wet, then grow whiskers of fungus with tiny black heads, like a pincushion.
Crops it strikes
What you see
When to act
In hot, wet weeks check flowers, young fruit and growing tips daily for a soft, wet rot topped with fine dark whiskers. Pick off and remove rotting parts at once. Sprays rarely pay.
What to spray
Active ingredients only, never brands. The FRAC group tells how it works: switch to a different group next time, so the disease does not learn to survive it. Spray only when the damage is worth the cost, and only with products registered with the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority for your crop. Follow the label. The Shopee and Lazada links only show who sells something with that active ingredient, not a recommendation of any seller or product.
How to prevent it
- Space plants and trellis vines so flowers and young fruit dry quickly after rain.
- Pick off old, fading flowers and rotting fruit and carry them out of the field.
- Water at the base, not over the plants, and drain the field well.
- Keep insects that wound flowers and fruit down, and handle the plants gently.
- Avoid planting so that flowering falls in the hottest, wettest weeks when you can.
Where this comes from
Not sure it is this one?
Many diseases look alike. Send a photo to Anee, the smart farm technician in anee.io. She reads it with your crop, its age and the weather, and tells you what it most likely is and what to do first. In Tagalog or English.