It has been associated with several different organisms or conditions. The symptoms of black root rot are a black and woody root system. The feeder roots are partially or completely destroyed. The tip of the main roots will be destroyed. Fumigation has helped with this problem.
Fruit rots destroy a large percentage of the fruit each year in Texas.
There are several organisms involved in this complex and symptoms are somewhat different for each fungus. It attacks green fruit as well as ripe fruit. The first sign of infection is a small, brown, soft spot. Ripe fruit rapidly rots, becoming covered with a gray moldy growth. Rhizoctonia attacks ripe fruit that in most cases contacted soil.