• Garden home
• Flowers
• Fruit
• Houseplants
• Diseases
• Insects
• Landscaping
• Lawns
• Soils and composting
• Trees and shrubs
• Vegetables
• Weeds
• Wildlife
• Yard and Garden News

Extension > Garden > Yard and Garden > Vegetables > Diseases of cucurbits

Diseases of cucurbits

Michelle Grabowski, University of Minnesota, Extension Educator

Common diseases of cucurbit crops in Minnesota

• Seed rot and damping-off
• Powdery mildew
• Viruses

Common leaf spot and fruit rot diseases

• Anthracnose
• Scab
• Gummy stem blight and black rot
• Alternaria leaf blight
• White mold
• Choanephora rot

Less common diseases of cucurbits in Minnesota

• Bacterial wilt
• Angular leaf spot
• Phytophthora blight
• Downy mildew

Agriculture

Agricultural Business Management

• Agricultural Business Management
• Small Farms

Crops

• Agricultural Drainage
• Climate & Weather
• Commodity Crops
• Forages
• Honey Bees
• Institute for Agricultural Professionals
• Nutrient Management
• Pesticide Safety
• Small Farms

Livestock

• Beef
• Dairy
• Horse
• Manure & Air Quality
• Meat Science
• Poultry
• Small Farms
• Swine

Community

Community Economics

• Business Retention & Expansion
• Customer Service
• Economic Impact Analysis
• Festival & Event Management
• Public Finance
• Retail Analysis & Development

Leadership & Civic Engagement

• U-Connect
• U-Facilitate
• U-Lead

Signature Initiatives

• Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities
• Farmer-Lender Mediation
• Horizons

Environment

Forestry

• Agroforestry
• Trees & Woodlands

Environmental Science Education

• Best Practices for Field Days
• Environmental Science Education
• Minnesota Master Naturalist
• White Earth Reservation Academy

Water Resources

• Onsite Sewage Treatment
• Shoreland
• Stormwater

Housing

• Housing Technology

Family

Family Relations

• Families with Teens
• Parent Education
• Parents Forever

Family Resource Management

• Financial Security in Later Life
• Latino and East African Financial Literacy
• Resource Management for Daily Life
• Youth & Money

Housing

• RentWise
• Housing Technology

Signature Effort

• Families in Tough Times

Food

• Food Safety
• Nutrition, Food & Health
• Farm to School
• Simply Good Eating

Garden

Horticulture

• Yard & Garden
• Master Gardener

Commercial growers

• Fruit & Vegetable Production
• Honey Bees in Northern Climates
• Pesticide Safety
• Plant & Nursery Health
• Turfgrass Management

Youth

• About
• News
• Support
• Training & Events
• Research
• Minnesota 4-H
• Contact
• For Staff

Extension

• About
• News
• Offices
• Contact
• Store
• Workshops
• Employee Intranet
• Staff Directory