Context-Dependent Fitness Trade-Offs in Penicillium expansum Isolates Resistant to Multiple Postharvest Fungicides
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This research examines how apples and pears get a fungal disease called blue mold and how the fungus develops resistance to commonly used fungicides. Scientists tested fungus samples that resist different fungicides to see if this resistance makes them weaker. They found that resistant fungus strains do struggle more under stressful laboratory conditions, but remain dangerous during long-term cold storage of fruit, especially when fungicides are present.