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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. This 9-page fact sheet was written by Mathews L. Paret, Nicholas S. Dufault, and Stephen M. Olson , and published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, January 2011.
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