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Symptoms
When Cucurbit Wind and Sand Injury occurs, plants wilt and become dry and brittle. Foliage can be shredded or tattered. Fruit may develop small pimple-like lesions where sand grains damage the epidermis.
Cucumber cotyledons with wind damage (Courtesy of Gerald Holmes)
Cucumber leaf with interveinal necrosis caused by wind-blown sand. (Courtesy of David Langston).
Conditions for Development
Cucumbers grown on sandy soil are particularly susceptible to sand injury. Storms and high winds may cause these disorders.
Control
Wind breaks can be planted at regular intervals to reduce wind and sand injury.
Distribution
Worldwide