▁water ▁for ▁transport ation . ▁Zo os por es ▁sw im ▁in ▁water ▁dro ple ts ▁until ▁they ▁enc yst ▁and ▁inf ect ▁the ▁fruit . ▁Sym pt oms , ▁beginning ▁with ▁fruit ▁rot , ▁may ▁form ▁within ▁ 2 4 ▁hours . ▁ ▁Ch lam yd os por es ▁are ▁the ▁path ogen ' s ▁rest ing ▁structure , ▁which ▁allow ▁the ▁disease ▁to ▁surv ive ▁and ▁over w inter ▁in ▁soil . ▁The ▁ch lam yd os por es ▁germ inate ▁in ▁soil ▁or ▁decay ing ▁de br is . ▁ ▁Through ▁these ▁ch lam yd os por es , ▁the ▁path ogen ▁begins ▁the ▁disease ▁cycle ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁combination ▁of ▁a sex ual ▁and ▁sexual ▁sp ores ▁make ▁this ▁disease ▁poly cyc lic , ▁therefore ▁it ▁can ▁inf ect ▁multiple ▁times ▁throughout ▁a ▁season . ▁ ▁Environment ▁ ▁Buck ey e ▁rot ▁is ▁fav ored ▁by ▁warm , ▁wet ▁weather . ▁Tem per atures ▁between ▁ ▁are ▁ideal ▁for ▁the ▁fruit ▁rot . ▁In ▁order ▁for ▁sp or ang ia ▁to ▁be ▁produced , ▁allowing ▁the ▁path ogen ▁to ▁reproduce , ▁the ▁soil ▁must ▁be ▁wet ▁and ▁above ▁. ▁Zo os por es ▁can ▁only ▁dis sem inate ▁by ▁sw imming ▁in ▁water , ▁so ▁excess ive ▁rain ▁and ▁ir rig ation ▁promote ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁disease . ▁O os por es , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁can ▁be ▁spread ▁across ▁a ▁field ▁by ▁water ▁run off , ▁far ming ▁equipment , ▁and ▁workers . ▁ ▁Management