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  • Image: Choanephora Rot 1
    Credit: David B. Langston, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
  • Image: Choanephora Rot 2

    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota

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    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota

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green arrowChoanephora Rot
Choanephora cucurbitarum

  • Flowers are covered with first white then purplish black fungal growth
  • Blossom end of squash is soft, rotted and covered in fluffy purplish black fungal growth
  • Occurs after wet weather
  • Most common in squash
  • More information on Choanephora Rot...

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