AVRDC International Cooperators'
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Publications and Fact Sheets on Cucurbits

Unless otherwise noted, all publications are in HTML format. Some publications are also available in PDF format. PDF versions have a more professional appearance when printed, but PDF files need to be downloaded by using Acrobat Reader, a free software program.   
 Cultural Practices  
 Suggested Cultural Practices for Bitter Gourd (PDF)  
   
 Disease Control  
Bacterial Diseases   
 Angular Leaf Spot (Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans)  
 Bacterial Wilt (Erwinia traacheiphila)  
Fungal Diseases    
 Alternaria Leaf Spot (Alternaria cucumerina)  
 Anthracnose (Colletotrichum lagenarium [Glomerella cingulata var. orbiculare])  
 Belly Rot (Rhizoctonia solani)  
 Choanephora Rot (Choanephora cucurbitarum)  
 Corynespora Leaf Spot (Corynespora cassiicola)  
 Cottony Leak (Pythium spp.)  
 Downy Mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis)  
 Fusarium Wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cucumerinum, melonis and niveum)  
 Gummy Stem Blight (Didymella bryoniae)  
 Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum and Sphaerotheca fuligena)  
Viruses   
 Summary  
   
 Other Disorders  
 Root Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita and other Meloidogyne species)  
   

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