PLATE 1 
Leather rot of strawberry caused by Phytophthora cactorum (Leb. et Cohn) 
Schroeter. 
A. —External appearance of rotting strawberry showing patches of the white 
mycelium of the fungus. 
B, C.—Sections of berries showing the “water-soak” condition. 
D, E, F.—Sections showing characteristic browning of the vascular tissue. 
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