Management of Gummy Stem Blight (Black Rot) on Cucurbits in Florida

Mathews L. Paret, Nicholas S. Dufault, Mason Newark, and Joshua H. Freeman

Release Date: 2/28/2021

Reviewed At: 10/8/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-pp280-2018

Agriculture

Abstract

Gummy stem blight (GSB) is a major disease of many cucurbits, including watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber, pumpkin, squash, muskmelon, and other melons. The disease is also known as black rot due to its characteristic appearance on infected fruits. Learn the symptoms, causal agent and disease spread, and fungicides labeled for use in Florida.

About this Publication

This document is PP280, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department. Original publication date January 2011. Revised August 2014 and August 2018. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

About the Authors

Mathews L. Paret, professor and department chair, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department, Gainesville, FL; Nicholas S. Dufault, associate professor, fungal plant disease management of field and vegetable crops; Mason Newark, alum (Ph. D. 2017), UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department, Gainesville, FL; and Joshua H. Freeman, former associate professor of horticultural sciences & vegetable specialist, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL

How to Cite

Paret, M. L., Dufault, N. S., Newark, M., & Freeman, J. H. (2018). Management of Gummy Stem Blight (Black Rot) on Cucurbits in Florida. EDIS, 2018(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pp280-2018