Pomegranate tree

Why are the kernels inside my pomegranate a brownish color? The fruit is the size of a large grapefruit and there are no visible pests.

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#1 Comment By Heather On 11/18/2013 @ 3:23 pm

It sounds like it may be heart rot – also known as black heart. Here is more information on the disease:
http://westernfarmpress.com/orchard-crops/pomegranate-growers-face-threat-black-heart-disease ^[1]

http://ucanr.edu/sites/pomegranates/files/134012.pdf ^[2]

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[1] http://westernfarmpress.com/orchard-crops/pomegranate-growers-face-threat-black-heart-disease: http://westernfarmpress.com/orchard-crops/pomegranate-growers-face-threat-black-heart-disease

[2] http://ucanr.edu/sites/pomegranates/files/134012.pdf: http://ucanr.edu/sites/pomegranates/files/134012.pdf

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