Rotting of apple due to fungal growth can lead to post-harvest loss of apple. An apple rotted during storage. A sample taken on a slide was observed under foldscope. Some spores were spotted in the infected sample. The sample was stained using LCB and spores were obtained in abundance.
Rotting apple
Rotten apple – cut open
Spores seen under foldscope
More spores
LCB stained sample
Fungal hyphae
Spores seen in the rotting sample
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