Gray Mold

Gray mold appears on young plants as gray-brown velvety mold covering stems or leaves. Infections that girdle the stem cause wilting above the infected area. In the field gray spores cover dying flowers and thecalyx of fruit. Under a hand lens, the spore-bearing structures resemble bunches of grapes. Infections spread from flowers or fruit back toward thestem, which turns whiteand develops a canker that may girdle it.Green fruit decays and turns light brown or gray, starting at the point where i