Florida Agricultural Experiment Station


loss, however, does not include the reduction in stand in the field
due to seedling infection, nor does it take into consideration
possible losses in production due to the reduction in leaf surface
during the growing season.
 Another result of severe infections on the fruits is the usual
heavy loss in transit. At the time fruits are packed, preparatory
for shipment, infections may be overlooked and as a result the
rot develops in transit. The fruit arrives on the market badly
scarred by lesions, making it unsightly to the consumer, or it
may even become soft and mushy when the period in transit has
been extensive and refrigeration has not been good.


 Fig. 12. Angular leaf spot (both surfaces) of cucumber leaf caused by
Bacterium lachrymans isolated from infected fruit.