Symptoms of Choanephora cucurbitacearum on cabbage
| Leaves |
Flowers |
| Fruits |
Stems |
Symptoms :
- Wet lesions, dark green to brown, initiating in particular from the periphery of the leaf blade rather low (figure 1)
- A rot sets in and reaches the inside of the blade (figure 2). The tissues turn brown and become necrotic over time.
- The rot can then spread to other leaves in contact.
- Signs : a blackish and airy mold more or less covers the rotten fabrics. Fruiting bodies in the form of tiny black pinheads are visible (Figure 3).
- Possible confusion :
- Production areas affected :
Figure 1
Figure 2