Sclerotinia Species Causing Decay of Vegetables 
Plate 7 
Fresh bean pods inoculated with Sclerotinia libertiana, S. minor, and S. intermedia, showing growth of 
these fungi and decay produced at 20° C. as compared with that produced at 7° during a 10-day period 
A, B.—Development of a strain of S. minor from lettuce, at the temperatures indicated (A=7° 
and B=20°) 
C. —Control 
D, E.—A strain of S. minor from sunflower. Note complete decay and the formationof sclerotia 
at 20°, and the absence of decay at 7° 
F, G —S. libertiana growth at the indicated temperatures. At 20° decay is not as rapid and 
complete as that produced by S. minor. At 7° the fungus is just beginning to make headway 
within the 10-day period 
H. —Control 
I. JSlow decay produced by S. intermedia at 20°, and a slightly more rapid decay at 7°, as 
compared with S. minor and S. libertiana at the same temperature 
