Florida Agricultural Experiment Station


portion becomes sunken and the sunken area becomes covered
with the pinkish spore masses as described on the stems. (Fig.
9 A.) These spore masses can be found readily on the lesion in
the morning before the dew has disappeared.
 Control: Experimental data on the use of fungicides for the
control of anthracnose in the field are not sufficient to warrant
definite conclusions. However, the data obtained indicate that


Fig. 9. Anthracnose lesions (spots) on the fruit and stems
 of cucumbers. (Courtesy U. S. D. A.)


Fig. 10. Portion of large field completely killed by anthracnose.


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