Melon Problem

Chatham County, July 2003

Undetermined problem, possibly gummy stem blight. Grower did not submit a sample so we could not accurately diagnose.

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melons in tunnel 
dead melon vines 
close-up of fruit and leaves 
close-up of fruit and leaves 
wilted melon leaf 
close-up of leaf lesions 
black ooze on stem
cross-section of stem below soil line
black ooze on stem
ooze on stem 
cross-section of stem 
ooze on melons 

This page last updated January 16, 2006.