The lesions may exhibit brown gummy exudate on the surface and stems may be girdled. In prolonged rainy periods most of the foliage and vine may rapidly collapse. Fruit lesions appear as small water-soaked areas, similar to anthracnose, which rapidly enlarge to indefinite size. Also, a brown streak may appear in the blossom end of the fruit. Although this disease may attack young tissue, it is primarily a disease of older tissue.
Nematode damage is visible as stunted yellowed plants.
The plants develop symptoms of plant stress and when the population is very high, the plants die. Examination of the roots reveals small to moderately sized galls. The galls will be scattered over the root system. Normally nematode damage is restricted to a small area of the total field. Promptly disk all crops after harvest.