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at the normal temperature after the fruit is once in- 

 fected, develop very rapidly. As the life of the fruit 

 is prolonged in storage the effects of these organisms 

 become more noticeable than in the earlier part of the 

 storage season. All are affected materially by the tern- 



Fig . 94. APPLE SCAB APPEARING IN STORAGE 



perature at which the fruit is stored, ths lower the 

 temperature the less active is the growth. 



It is well to pay particular attention to the grading to 

 see that no affected fruit is put in storage. Practically 

 all of these decay organisms are of such a nature that 

 it is impossible for them to gain entrance to a sound 

 healthy skin and, hence, if there are no punctures or 

 bruises that will break the skin it is not easy for decay 

 to spread. However, a very fine puncture, even as 



