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Blackberry Diagnostic Tool

Fruits are Rotting Prior to Harvest

Gray mold is more common in raspberries (as seen in this raspberry-blackberry hybrid), but can manifest itself under extremely wet conditions during harvest in blackberries. In less extreme conditions, the blackberry calyx will appear brown or grey at harvest.

Botrytis

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