Note: Not all indicated timings may be necessary for disease control.
| Disease | Dormant | Early bloom | Mid-bloom | Late bloom | Preharvest | Postharvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternaria fruit rot (black heart) | — | +1 | + | + | — | — |
| Gray mold (Botrytis fruit rot) | — | ND | ND | ND | +2 | +++ |
| Rating: +++ = most effective, ++ = moderately effective, + = inconsistently effective, ---- = ineffective, and ND= no data. | |
| 1 | Pomegranates have a long protracted bloom, thus apply when conditions are favorable for disease (i.e., wet conditions). |
| 2 | Preharvest treatments are highly variable in efficacy due to difficulty in fungicide coverage into the fruit "crown". |
Acknowledgment: Adaskaveg et al., 2017. Efficacy and Timing of Fungicides, Bactericides, and Biologicals for Deciduous Tree Fruit, Nut, Strawberry, and Vine Crops. (PDF)