Survey of post-harvest fruit rots of papaya (Carica papaya L.) in different markets of anand, and on research farm of Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat

The weekly survey was carried out on post-harvest fruit rots of papaya from 1st week of June to 4th week of December, 2013 at Sardar Patel vegetable market, Goya talav market, Anand Horticulture farm, Anand Agricultural University (A. A. U), Anand and Main Vegetable Research Station, A. A. U., Anand, revealed that the incidence of Fusarium fruit rot was recorded to the tune of 7.3, 9.2, 6.0 and 2.3 per cent at Sardar Patel vegetable market, Goya Talav market, Horticulture farm, A.A. U., Anand, and MVRS, Anand, respectively. The incidence of various rots (Colletotrichum, Phomopsis, Rhizopus, Penicillium, Fusarium and other fruit rots) were found higher at Sardar Patel vegetable market, and Goya Talav vegetable market rather than at Horticulture Farm, A.A.U and Main Vegetable Research Station, A.A.U, Anand. Among all rots Colletotrichum fruit rot was found predominat.