Watermelon Disease Management

Watermelon Diseases

• Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus: Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV)
• Downy mildew: Pseudoperonospora cubensis
• Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (F. oxysporum)
• Gummy stem blight Didymella bryoniae (anamorph = Phoma cucurbitacearum)
• Papaya ringspot virus : Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV)
• Phytophthora fruit rot Phytophthora capsici
• Powdery mildew Podosphaera xanthii

Disease Management Resources

• Cucurbit Disease Factsheets
• Extension and Industry Presentations
• Extension Publications
• Field Extension Trials
• Forecasters
• Plant Disease Clinics
• Plant Disease Management Reports
• Production Guides
• Vegetable Pathology Programs