Vegetable Diseases of the Week

Southern Blight on Tomato

Note the small, spherical fruiting bodies (sclerotia) developing on the surface of the stem. The sclerotia can survive in the soil for many years without a host.

Southern blight on infected tomato stem. Note the small, spherical fruiting bodies developing on the surface of the stem

Southern blight on infected tomato stem.

White Mold on Cabbage

White mold on cabbage producing large, black fruiting bodies (sclerotia). The sclerotia can survive in the soil for many years without a host present.

White mold on cabbage producing large, black fruiting bodies (sclerotia). The sclerotia can survive without a host for many years in the soil.

White Mold on Cabbage