Late Summer Watermelon disease management

Clemson Extension Agents Provide Crop Updates
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022. Coastal Region update: “Fall watermelons are looking good. There is some disease around, so fungicide applications remain crucial. I am finding whiteflies in a few crops, too. As we move into fall, with increasing numbers of misty mornings, scouting for diseases is going to be very important.”.

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Clemson Extension Agents Provide Crop Updates | VSCNews

Cucurbit crops in coastal South Carolina continue to develop well with a low incidence of chill injury from the cooler temperatures observed in April. Cucumber beetles, aphids, and squash bugs are being monitored. Crops are free from disease; however, protectant fungicides are still necessary. In the South Carolina lowcountry, galling on squash roots has been found in some fields. The galling is an indicator of root-knot nematodes.

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Cucurbit Grower Meeting | Clemson Extension

In this meeting, Clemson plant pathologist John Mueller will address Guava Root Knot Nematode Management, while Clemson Extension vegetable pathologist Tony Keinath will give the results of a Cantaloupe Disease Survey. Clemson Extension weed scientist Matt Cutulle will give an Herbicide and IR4 Update, and Ayanava Majumdar, a vegetable entomologist at Auburn University, will talk […]

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