Database of Plant Diseases in Japan

Details of Watermelon Gummy stem blight, Black rot
Host plant
  • Watermelon
Disease nameGummy stem blight, Black rot
Disease name (Japanese)
  • つる枯病 [tsurugare-byo]
Pathogen/Cause
  • Didymella bryoniae (Auerswald) Rehm
Pathogen/Cause (synonym)
  • Mycosphaerella melonis (Passerini) W.F. Chiu & J.C. Walker
  • Mycosphaerella citrullina Grossenbacher
References
  • 中田覺五郎:作物病害図編:510, 1934(昭9)
  • 小林享夫ら:植物病原菌類図説:579, 1922
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