Podosphaera fusca

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Podosphaera fusca on a Cucurbita pepo leaf (click on image to enlarge it)
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Podosphaera fusca symptoms on melon (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Yuan-Min Shen, Taichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station
Source: IPM Images

Podosphaera fusca (Fr.) U. Braun & Shishkoff 2000

The fungus causes powdery mildew on cucurbits and other crops. It can be confused with Podosphaera xanthii that also causes cucurbit powdery mildew.

Synonyms:
Erysiphe fusca
Oidium citrulli (anamorph synonym)
Sphaerotheca fusca