CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION ....................................... ........ 5 DOWNY MILDEW OF CUCUMBERS .................................... 5 Sym ptom s ................................................... 6 C control ..................................................... 8 ANTHRACNOSE ............ ....................................... 11 Description .................................................. 12 C control ..................................................... 14 ANGULAR LEAF SPOT AND FRUIT ROT ............................... 15 D description .................................................. 17 Control ..................................................... 19 M OSAIC ........................................................ 21 D description .................................................. 26 C control ..................................................... 26 BACTERIAL WILT ................................................. 27 D description .................................................. 27 Control...................................................... 28 BLACK ROT ..................................................... 28 D description .................................................. 29 C control ..................................................... 29 STEM ROT OF CUCUMBERS ......................................... 29 D description .................................................. 30 C control ..................................................... 30 POWDERY M ILDEW ................................................ 31 Description ................................................... 32 C control ..................................................... 33 SOUTHERN BLIGHT ............................................... 33 D description .................................................. 34 C control ..................................................... 34 FUSARIUM W ILT ................................................. 34 MACROSPORIUM BLIGHT OF CUCUMBERS .............................. 34 Description and Control ...................................... 35 WHITE OR ALBINO CUCUMBERS ...................................... 36 RING SPOT ................. ....................... ............ 36 SNAKEHEAD ...................................................... 38 LEAF SPOTS (Misc.) ............................................ 39 BORDEAUX INJURY ............................................... 40 SEED DISINFECTION ............................................. .42 FUNGICIDES AND THEIR APPLICATION ............................... 43 BORDEAUX MIXTURE .............................................. 43 THOROUGHNESS IN SPRAYING NECESSARY ............................ 45 COPPER-LIME DUST ............................................... 47