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Melon Problem

Chatham County, July 2003

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

Place your mouse over each photo to read the caption.

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.

 

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