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Southern blight thrives when hot weather arrives
![causes wilting and dieback of tomato foliage that exposes fruit to sunscald. causes wilting and dieback of tomato foliage that exposes fruit to sunscald.](http://ucanr.org/blogs/anrnews/blogfiles/8542.jpg)
Southern blight causes wilting and dieback of tomato foliage that exposes fruit to sunscald.
“Cotton is such a woody, hardy plant it doesn’t get injured,” says Nunez. “Tomatoes get it bad.”