Morphological/Cytological Description of Dry Eye Rot in Apple Fruit Caused byBotrytis cinereaPers

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Abstract
Dry eye rot development of apple, caused by B. cinerea, starts in the sepals about 2 mo. after fertilization. The earliest visible disease symptom is an increased fruit skin pigmentation. Later this pigmented area gets a soft rot which gradually turns brown and dry. The pathogen induces fruit abscission. The fruits may have indescribable symptoms when harvested, but during storage the rot may expand quickly and infect fruits which then were non-infected.