Thielaviopsis rot: Thielaviopsis paradoxa

Symptoms

• The symptoms start at the stem and advance through most of the flesh with the only external symptom being slight skin darkening due to water soaking of the skin over rotted portions of the flesh.
• As the flesh softens, the skin above readily breaks under slight pressure

Management

• Avoid suckers from infected area for planting.
• Avoid deep planting and used raised beds, improve drainage.
• Use Bordeaux mixture 1% or Copper oxychloride 0.25% for preplant dip and for soil drench.