Brown Rot

Brown rot may refer to the following diseases:

  • Wood-decay fungus, a disease of trees and wood.
  • Ralstonia solanacearum, a disease of plants caused by bacteria.
  • Monilinia fructicola, a disease of stone fruits.

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