R. D. Martyn, M. E. Miller and B. D. Bruton, primary collators (last update 2/19/93)
BACTERIAL DISEASES
- Angular leaf spot
- Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans (Smith and Bryan) Young et al.
- Bacterial fruit blotch/seedling blight
- Acidovorax avena subsp. citrulli (Schaad et al.) Willems
et al.
- = Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes subsp. citrulli
- Bacterial leaf spot
- Xanthomonas campestris pv. cucurbitae (Bryan) Dye
- Bacterial rind necrosis
- Erwinia spp.
- Bacterial soft rot
- Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora (Jones) Bergey et al.
- Bacterial wilt
- Erwinia tracheiphila (Smith) Bergey et al.
- Brown spot
- Erwinia ananas Serrano
FUNGAL DISEASES
- Alternaria leaf blight
- Alternaria cucumerina (Ellis & Everh.) J.A. Elliott
- Alternaria leaf spot
- Alternaria alternata (Fr.:Fr.) Keissl. f. sp. cucurbitae
- Anthracnose (stem, leaf and fruit)
- Colletotrichum orbiculare (Berk. & Mont.) Arx
- = C. lagenarium (Pass.) Ellis & Halst
- (teleomorph: Glomerella lagenarium Stevens)
- Belly rot
- Rhizoctonia solani Kühn
- (teleomorph: Thanatephora cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk)
- Black root rot
- Thielaviopsis basicola (Berk. & Broome) Ferraris
- Blue mold rot
- Penicillium spp.
- P. digitatum (Pers.:Fr.) Sacc.
- Cephalosporium root and hypocotyl rot, stem streak and dieback
- Acremonium spp.
- = Cephalosporium spp.
- Cercospora leaf spot
- Cercospora citrullina Cooke
- Charcoal rot (vine decline and fruit rot)
- Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goidanich
- Choanephora fruit rot
- Choanephora cucurbitarum (Berk. & Ravenel) Thaxt.
- Collapse of melon
- Monosporascus eutypoides (Petrak) Arx
- = Bitrimonospora indica Sivanesans et al.
- Corynespora blight/target spot
- Corynespora cassiicola (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) C.T. Wei
- Crater rot (fruit)
- Myrothecium roridum Tode:Fr.
- Crown and foot rot
- Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc. f. sp. cucurbitae W.C. Snyder
& H.N. Hans.
- (teleomorph: Nectria haematococca Berk. & Broome)
- Damping-off
- Acremonium spp.
- Fusarium spp.
- F. equiseti (Corda) Sacc.
- (teleomorph: Gibberella intricans Wollenweb.)
- Phytophthora sp.
- Pythium spp.
- Rhizoctonia solani Kühn
- Thielaviopsis basicola (Berk. & Broome) Ferraris
- Other fungi
- Downy mildew
- Pseudoperonospora cubensis (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Rostovzev
- Fusarium fruit rot
- Fusarium equiseti (Corda) Sacc.
- = F. roseum Link f. gibbosum W.C. Snyder & H.N. Hans.
- F. graminearum Schwabe
- (teleomorph: Gibberella zeae (Schwein.) Petch
- F. semitectum Berk. & Ravenel
- F. solani (Mart.) Sacc. f. sp. cucurbitae W.C. Snyder and
H.N. Hans.
- Fusarium spp.
- Fusarium wilt
- Fusarium oxysporum Schlechtend.:Fr. (with these formae speciales:) f. sp. benincasae Gerlagh & Ester (wax gourd), f. sp. cucumerinum J.H. Owen (cucumber), f. sp. lagenariae Matuo & Yamamoto (calabash gourd), f. sp. luffae Lawai et al. (vegetable sponge), f. sp. melonis W.C. Snyder & H.N. Hans. (muskmelon), f. sp. momordicae Sun & Huang (bitter melon), f. sp. niveum (E.F. Sm.) W.C. Snyder & H.N. Hans. (watermelon)
- Gray mold
- Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr.
- (teleomorph: Botryotinia fuckeliana (de Bary) Whetzel)
- Gummy stem blight (vine decline)
- Didymella bryoniae (Auersw.) Rehm
- = Mycosphaerella melonis (Pass.) Chiu & J.C. Walker
- (anamorph: Phoma cucurbitacearum (Fr.:Fr.) Sacc.)
- Lasiodiplodia vine decline/fruit rot
- Lasiodiplodia theobromae (Pat.) Griffon & Maubl.
- = Diplodia natalensis Pole-Evans
- Monosporascus root rot/Myrothecium canker (black canker)
- Monosporascus cannonballus Pollack & Uecker
- Myrothecium roridum Tode:Fr.
- Net spot
- Leandria momordicae Rangel
- Phoma blight
- Phoma exigua Desmaz. var. exigua
- = Ascochyta phaseolorum Sacc.
- Purple stem
- Diaporthe melonis Beraha & O'Brien
- (anamorph: Phomopsis cucurbitae McKeen)
- Phomopsis black stem
- Phomopsis sclerotiodes Van Kesteren.
- Phyllosticta leaf spot
- Phyllosticta cucurbitacearum Sacc.
- Phytophthora root rot
- Phytophthora spp.
- P. capsici Leonian
- Pink mold rot
- Trichothecium roseum (Pers.:Fr.) Link
- Plectosporium blight
- Plectosporium tabacinum van Beyma
- Powdery mildew
- Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Schlechtend.:Fr.) Pollacci
- Erysiphe cichoracearum DC.
- Pythium fruit rot (cottony leak)
- Pythium spp.
- Rhizopus soft rot (fruit)
- Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.:Fr.) Vuill.
- = R. nigricans Ehrenb.
- Scab/gummosis
- Cladosporium cucumerinum Ellis & Arth.
- Sclerotinia stem rot
- Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) deBary
- Septoria leaf blight
- Septoria cucurbitacearum Sacc.
- Southern blight (Sclerotium fruit and stem rot)
- Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.
- (teleomorph: Athelia rolfsii (Curzi) Tu & Kimbrough)
- Sudden wilt
- Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp.
- Ulocladium leaf spot
- Ulocladium consortiale (Thuem.) E. Simmons
- Verticillium wilt
- Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke & Berthier
- V. dahliae Kleb.
- Web blight
- Rhizoctonia solani Kühn
MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES OR DISORDERS
- Air pollution injury
- Ozone, sulfur dioxide and others
- Bitter fruit
- Sunburn injury, physiologic stress
- Blossom end rot
- Physiological disorder, calcium deficiency, moisture imbalance
- Bottle neck of fruit
- Incomplete pollination
- Measles
- Physiological disorder, salt toxicity
- Sandburn
- Physiological disorder
- Sunscald (fruit)
- Excessive or intense direct heat/ solar injury
- Windburn
- Physiological disorder
NEMATODES, PARASITIC
- Dagger, American
- Xiphinema americanum Cobb
- Lesion
- Pratylenchus spp.
- Pin
- Paratylenchus spp.
- Reniform
- Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford & Oliviera
- Ring
- Circonemella spp.
- Root-knot
- Meloidogyne spp.
- Spiral
- Helicotylenchus spp.
- Sting
- Belonolaimus longicaudatus Rau
- Stubby-root
- Paratrichodorus minor (Colbran) Steiner
- Stunt
- Tylenchorhynchus claytoni Steiner
VIRUS DISEASES
(Also mycoplasmalike organisms [MLO])
- Aster yellows
- MLO
- Chlorotic leaf spot
- Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV)
- Curly top
- Beet curly top virus (BCTV)
- Cucumber green mottle
- Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV)
- Cucumber mosaic
- Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)
- Cucumber vein yellowing
- Cucumber vein yellowing virus (CVYV)
- Lettuce infectious yellows
- Lettuce infectious yellows virus (LIYVV)
- Melon leaf curl
- Melon leaf curl virus (MLCV)
- Melon necrotic spot
- Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV)
- Mosaic
- Papaya ringspot virus W strain (PRSV-W)
- Muskmelon vein necrosis
- Muskmelon vein necrosis virus (MkVNV)
- Squash leaf curl
- Squash leaf curl virus (SqLCV)
- Squash mosaic
- Squash mosaic virus (SqMV)
- Tobacco ringspot
- Tobacco ringspot virus (TobRSV)
- Tomato ringspot
- Tomato ringspot virus (TRSV)
- Tomato spotted wilt
- Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)
- Watermelon mosaic
- Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV)
- Zucchini yellows
- Zucchini yellows mosaic virus (ZYMV)