Monosporascus cannonballus
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Monosporascus cannonballus perithecia on root of Cucumis melo (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Gerald Holmes, Valent USA Corporation
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): Gerald Holmes, Valent USA Corporation
Source: IPM Images
Monosporascus cannonballus Pollack & Uecker 1974
The fungus is soil-borne and causes Monosporascus root rot or vine decline on melon and other cucurbits in warm and semi-arid parts of Central and North America as well as the Mediterranean semi-arid regions. Symptoms include root rot, foot rot, necrosis, leaf chlorosis, wilting and finally vine death.
- Other images of Monosporascus cannonballus (IPM Images - click to enlarge)
symptoms on roots of Cucumis melo
infestation in cantaloupe field, the fungus has killed the vines, leaving the fruits
infestation in melon field
