http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-04/aps-dtc042304.php Disease threatens cucumbers, pumpkins, and other vine crops
US plant pathologists are reporting a significant increase in the
occurrence of Phytophthora blight [Pb] of vine crops, including cucumbers,
pumpkins, and squash, in many vegetable-growing regions of the United
States. This devastating disease, caused by the soilborne fungus
_Phytophthora capsici_ [Pc], often results in nearly total yield loss.
According to Mohammad Babadoost, a plant pathology professor at the
University of Illinois, Pb has become one of the most serious threats to
production of vine crops, or cucurbits, in the US and worldwide.
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