Two pathogens that can cause post-transplanting damping-off and plant death are the fungus Fusarium and the water mold Pythium. Read about these watermelon diseases in the article, “The Pythium Damping-Off of Seedless and Pollenizer Watermelons” from CucCAP sceintist and Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath.
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