Relation Between Fruit Waxing and Development of Rots in Citrus Fruit During Storage. J. Waks, Department of Fruit and Vegetable Storage, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel. Mina Schiffmann-Nadel, Ella Lomaniec, and E. Chalutz, Department of Fruit and Vegetable Storage, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel. Plant Dis. 69:869-870. Accepted for publication 18 February 1985. Copyright 1985 The American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-69-869.

Waxing of citrus fruit reduced mold rots caused by Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum and increased stem-end rots and internal core rot caused by Alternaria citri, Diplodia natalensis, and Fusarium spp. Different commercial waxes tested increased, to different degrees, stem-end rot and internal core rot of the fruit.