Mucor rot - other problems that may be confused with Mucor rot

• The soft watery rot and the distinctive coarse white mycelium with pin head-like black sporing bodies are characteristic and not easily confused with other rots.
• A closely related fungus – Rhizopus – causes similar rots on fruit and may be present in the orchard, but this fungus does not grow at storage temperatures, and therefore is not usually present in cold-stored fruit.