Phlyctaena vagabunda Desm., Pezicula malicorticis (Jackson) Nannf., and other fungi associated with apple twigs

Abstract

The apple fruit rotting fungi Phlyctaena vagabunda, Pezicula malicorticis and Botrytis cinerea were isolated from apple tree pruning stubs or cankers. This report constitutes the first record of Pezicula malicorticis in New South Wales. It is suggested that pruning stubs provide the source of infection for fruit rots caused by these fungi.