Bulletin 229, Diseases of Citrus in Florida


to rough and careless handling from the time the fruit is picked
until it reaches the consumer. Among the common causes of in-


Fig. 53.-Blue mold decay of orange, showing ability of the fungus to
 spread to sound fruit in contact with decayed ones.
juries to the fruit may be mentioned rough handling in picking,
filling the field boxes too full, jolting over rough roads, bruising
or dropping during cleaning, drying, grading, sizing, and pack-