Brazil's Fundecitrus recently issued an alert about the risk of citrus floral rot during the current citrus flowering period. Citrus flowering periods must be on growers' radar to avoid damage to orchards caused by citrus floral rot, also known as starlet.
Attention must be doubled, especially if the flowering coincides with rainy periods, a determining factor in the occurrence of outbreaks of the disease. This is because the damage caused by the disease is associated with long periods of wetness in orchards. This condition favors the attack of the fungus that infects the flowers and causes the premature fall of young fruit and loss of production.
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