Different series of peach fruits of cv. “Springcrest”, each composed
of 12 mature individual fruits (144 fruits total) not subjected
to any pre- and postharvest chemical treatment, were superficially
sterilized by a 10min immersion in a 2% sodium hypochlorite solution,
repeatedly washed with sterile distilled water, and then dried
on sterile filter paper before being inoculated with one of the above
mentioned three phytopathogenic fungi.