Images of stems and leaves of cantaloupe melon infected with Macrophomina phaseolina, and information on this fungus. Many important crop plants are hosts for Macrophomina phaseolina in tropical and subtropical regions. Charcoal rot of melon has become an increasing problem in the last few years in Arizona after more and more growers switched from flood irrigation to subsurface drip irrigation.

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