The disease is characterized by sunken spots of various colours on leaves, stems, fruits or flowers. Fruits develop spots which are initially circular later becoming irregular, brown to dark brown covering the fruit partly or wholly with sunken centres. These spots often enlarge, and lead to wilting, withering, and dying of infected plant tissues. Symptoms appear on flowers also​. Appears as small regular or irregular dull violet or black leaf spots with yellowish halos. Infected leaves turn yellow and drop off.