Crop Protection — Cucurbit Phdiseases 7
- Infects the fruit via cracks or wounds in the skin
- Soft rot rapidly disintegrates the flesh, turning it into a soft mass of leaky tissue
- Infected fruits typically have a foul odour
- Avoid injury to the skin
- Use properly sanitized (i.e. 150 ppm hypochlorous acid) wash water
| Fruit cracks | Soft rot | Infected inner kernels | Infected fruit |