OUR DEPENDENCE ON HEALTHY VEGETABLE CROPS AS A RELIABLE SOURCE OF FOOD TRANSCENDS ALL BARRIERS OF NATION AND CULTURE. CONSUMERS NOW DEMAND EXCELLENT QUALITY FROM THE INDUSTRY THAT PRODUCES LARGE VOLUMES OF VEGETABLES TO BE SOLD LOCALLY, REGIONALLY AND SHIPPED INTRNATIONALLY. THE DISEASES THAT AFFECT VEGETALBES COMPROMISE SUCH QUALITY AND THEREFORE ARE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO GROWER, SHIPPER, MARKETER, AND CONSUMER OF BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC PRODUCE