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Old 27-05-2009, 12:27 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Jeff wrote:

Cucumber plants are several inches high but on of them the stem shrunk
and withered from ground level up to about an inch. This has killed the
plant. What is that and will I need to worry about the other plants?
They all look healthy to my untrained eyes.

Jeff


The key that I'm looking at says,

"Plant wilts slowly but permanently, with no
recovery at night; stem may rot at the base" .......fusarium wilt

IIRC you are screwed (sorry).
http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/d...?RecordID=1492

Don't take this as gospel,yet, and keep looking.
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