1979年和1980年,作者在卢迪亚纳考察果实产后病害时发现,桃果在贮藏和运输期间因根霉菌种为害损失达60％以上。根霉菌(Rhizopus)的不同种已知是各种果实和蔬菜上的产后病原菌。匐枝根霉(R.stolonifer)的流行引起桃树毁灭,很多国家已经报道,然而在印度还未对桃的根霉腐烂病进行研究。病害在果实表面表现为水浸状斑点,很快整个果实被产生黑色孢子囊的菌丝生长物 In 1979 and 1980, when Ludhiana investigated the postpartum disease in the fruit of Ludhiana, it was found that peach fruit was damaged by Rhizopus sp. More than 60% during storage and transportation. Different species of Rhizopus are known as postpartum pathogens on various fruits and vegetables. The prevalence of R. stolonifer has caused the destruction of peaches, and many countries have reported that, however, peach root rot disease has not been studied in India. The disease manifests itself as a flooded spot on the surface of the fruit, and soon the entire fruit is replaced by mycelial growth of black sporocysts