Fig. 1

Disease scores used to estimate the severity of gummy stem blight caused by Didymella bryoniae at 2 weeks after inoculation (WAI). Leaves were rated according to the following scales: 1 = 0–1% affected leaf area, 2 = 1–10%, 3 = 11–30%, 4 = 31–50%, and 5 = 51–100% and death of plant