Plant Disease Management Handbook

Cause Drought, heat stress, and excess sunlight may cause leaf scorch. In general, there is not enough water reaching the leaf margin to keep up with transpiration. An interruption of the vascular system, as with cankers, can also produce these symptoms. Salt damage may occur on plants growing near sidewalks due to winter use of de-icing products or from over-fertilization.

Cause The fungus, Athelia rolfsii (syn. Sclerotium rolfsii). This fungus has a very wide host range and has recently appeared in vegetable crops in western Oregon.

By H. M. Rivedal

Cause The fig mosaic virus (FMV) is a single-stranded RNA virus that is transmitted by the eriophyid mite, Aceria ficus. FMV can also be transmitted by vegetative propagation and grafting but not by seed. Mites can overwinter in buds on fig trees. The disease has been observed in both Oregon and Washington and is common on the central California coast.