Final diagnosis


Trichothecium roseum

<b> <i> Trichothecium roseum </i> </b> settled on this melon from the peripeduncular bursts, or the cut of the peduncle. Affected tissues have a dark green tint, and a moist, sour rot gradually sets in. (pink rot)
Several more or less oval and concave spots, partially covered by a pink mold, have developed on this melon. <i> <b> Trichothecium roseum </b> </i>
<i> <b> Trichothecium roseum </b> </i> has sporulated on the peduncle
A well-developed rot, covered by pink mold, almost completely occupies the tip of a burst melon. <b> <i> Trichothecium roseum </i> </b> (pink rot)
Trichothecium 4
This conidiophore of <i> <b> Trichothecium roseum </b> </i> bears a few hyaline, elongated to pear-shaped conidia, some of which are bicellular. (pink rot)