Malus sylvestris (L) Mill. also known as Apple belonging to family Rosaceae. The fruit is pome, where the actual fruit is enclosed by fleshy edible part of the thalamus. Around 20 lakh tones of Apple is produced in India each year. The highest apple producing states of India are Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand and Arunanchal Pradesh. Apples are good source of fiber and vit. C and they are less in calories. They are devoid of fat or cholesterol and have only few amount of sodium. Apples are rich in polyphenols and these work as antioxidant. Apple lowers the risk of asthma and alzheimer’s disease. They are helpful in weight loss, good for bones, lungs function and act as gastrointestinal shield. The current research was conducted to analyze the assessment of fungal pathogens related to apple fruit rot and their control. Samples of fruits were collected from different fruit markets Gorakhpur. Total 24 fruit rotting fungi were found to be related to apple fruits. Rotting

Fruits, rotting, pathogenicity, Dynamics of rotting, volatile oil, fungitoxicity, MIC.

During storage succulent part of fruits are affected by many fruit rotting micro organisms, among them fungi form the main group. Because of high moisture and nutrient, they tends to decay, as they mature. This may be due to mechanical injury or physiological changes in the host tissues, which make them more suitable substrate for speedy development of the microorganisms. Due to mechanical and physiological injuries during harvesting and marketing, microorganism enters into fruits and cause major losses in fresh fruits. Fruits are spoiled by fungi due to their low pH and cause rot disease. Some fungi also produced mycotoxins which are harmful for human health, when they consume spoiled or contaminated fruits (Phillips 1984; Moss 2002). The current paper pronounces the rot disease of Malus sylvestris (L) Mill. caused by pink mould Trichothecium roseum Pers. Link. Ex. during storage and their effect on rotting dynamics, pathogenicity test and loss in weight. The paper also describes f

Anise Oil : Effective as Post-Harvest Botanical Fungicide in the Management of Pink Mould of Apples caused by Trichothecium roseum. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 12(2): 79-83.