This document summarizes five main diseases that affect cucumbers: 1) Anthracnose caused by the fungus Colletotrichum lagenarium, 2) Bacterial wilt caused by the bacteria Erwinia tracheiphila, 3) Powdery mildew caused by the fungus Erysiphe cichoracearum, 4) Mosaic caused by cucumber mosaic virus and squash mosaic virus transmitted by aphids, and 5) Root knot nematode caused by the nematode Meloidogyne spp. It provides details on symptoms, life cycles, and management recommendations for each disease, which include using resistant varieties, rotation, fungicides/insecticides, and removing alternative hosts

2. Assignment Title:-.
Diseases of Cucumber.
Presented by,
Dinesh Dalvaniya
Mob. No: 09574031169
Email Id: dineshdalvaniya
@ymail.com

3. 1) Anthracnose
Causal organism:- Colletotrichum lagenarium
Symptoms:-
The disease attacks all above-ground parts of
cucumber, melon, and watermelon
First symptoms usually appear on older leaves as small
yellowish circular spots
In warm, wet weather all the leaves may be rapidly
attacked, giving the planting a "burned-out" appearance
Stems and petioles are also attacked, and light brown to
black streaks develop.
Circular, sunken, water-soaked spots develop on the
fruit. These spots turn dark green to brown.

4. Anthracnose Affected leaves

5. Life Cycle of Anthracnose

6.  Management
 Preventive measures are important, including use of
good quality seed and crop rotation.
 Chemical methods:-
 Anthracnose control is difficult once the disease is
serious
 The fungicides benomyl and chlorothalonil (Ortho
Multi-Purpose Fungicide Daconil 2787) help to
control the disease, but must be applied at the first
sign of disease or as a preventive.

7.  Anthracnose fruting bodys Anthracnose facts
 Seed born
 Above Ground part infection
 Spore splashes cause secondary Spred.
 Resistant variety – Good method
 Fungicides on sensitive varieties.

8. 2) Bacterial Wilt
 Causal Organism:- Erwinia tracheiphila
 Symptoms
 The bacteria invade the vascular (water conducting)
tissues of cucumber and melon plants, causing a rapid
wilt of the plant.
 Progressive wilting occurs, beginning with a single leaf
but soon including the entire plant
 The bacterial wilt organism produces a sticky substance
in the vascular tissues that plugs them, preventing the
transport of water
 The bacterial wilt organism produces a sticky substance
in the vascular tissues that plugs them, preventing the
transport of water

9.  These droplets, after drying for several minutes, will
adhere to the skin if a finger is placed on the stem's cut
end and slowly removed
Fig:- Bacterial Wilt

10.  Management :-
 Mechanical Methods
 Use resistance varieties.
 Promptly pull up and destroy diseased plants
 Begin control early, as cucumber beetles may
attack as soon as plants emerge from the soil.
 Select less susceptible varieties.
 Apply Admire at planting.
 Foliar insecticides may be needed if beetle
counts are above 1 beetle/plant, wilt is
developing, and the variety is highly
susceptible.

11. 3)Powdery Mildew
 Causal Organism:- Erysiphe cichoracearum
 Symptoms:-
 It is common on cucumber, melon, squash, pumpkin and
watermelon. Powdery white spots develop on the upper
surfaces of older leaves, usually beginning at mid-season or
later
 During hot, dry weather the disease can progress rapidly,
and the upper surfaces of leaves may develop a white
powdery appearance
 Severe powdery mildew causes the leaves to turn yellow
and wither.
 Fruits are not infected, except for watermelon which is
occasionally infected, but fruits may be distorted or sun-

12. Powdery mildew on Cucumber leaf.

13.  Favourable Condition
 Less than 60% hot humidity is favourable.
 Management:-
 Chemical Treatment
 Powdery mildew may be controlled with benomyl,
chlorothalonil (Ortho Multi-Purpose Fungicide
Daconil 2787), or dinocap (Karathane) fungicide
sprays.
 Apply the first spray as soon as the disease appears
 Latest chemicals:-Topase @1ml/1lit. Of water spray.

14. 4) Mosaic
 Causal Organism:- Cucumber mosaic virus and
squash mosaic virus
 Symptoms:-
 Leaves are small and puckered, and plants become
severely stunted.
 Cucumber mosaic is very common
 In addition to the mosaic pattern the edges of the
leaves turn down, and the knobs on the fruits are light
yellow

15.  The cucumber mosaic virus is transmitted from plant
to plant by several different kinds of aphids.
 Cucumber mosaic is readily transmitted mechanically
on the hands of workers in the cucurbit patch and by
aphids.

16.  Management :-
 Cultural Control
 Mosaic diseases are managed by using good quality
seed and by controlling aphids and cucumber beetles
throughout the season.
 Use Mosaic disease resistance variety seed for
sowing.
 Remove alternate host of aphids.
 Do not plant cucurbits near woods, brushy areas, or
other areas that are weedy. Control all weeds,
especially perennial weeds

17.  Chemical Control
 Diazinon can be used for aphid and beetle control.
Carbaryl (Sevin) and methoxychlor will also provide
beetle control
 Use care in applying insecticides to tender young
cucurbit plants, as they are easily injured
 Also use of Immedachloprid-17.8%SL.@ 7 ml./10
lit.water.
 Regent @ 7 ml./10 lit.water.

18. 5) Root knot Nematode
 Casual Organism:-Meloidogyne spp.
 Symptoms :- The root knot nematodes cause
sever galling on cucumber roots.

19. Root knot nematode infected root.

21.  Management methods
 Physical Methods:- The most important nematode pest
controlled by greenhouse steaming are root -knot
nematodes attacking cucumbers.
 Chemical Methods :-Drill application of carbofuran at
1.5 kg a.i./ha below the seed level reduce the
incidence of Meloidogyne incognita in
cucumbitaceous.
 Integrated Methods :- Combine inoculation of
AMFand Pseudomonas fluorescenshad had
possitiveeffect on root-knot nematode control on
cucumber(Jakobsen,1999).

22. Thank you.