Anju Biswas is a Post Doctoral fellow in the USDA-ARS-ORISE program at the U. S. Vegetable Laboratory at Charleston, SC. Her mentor is CucCAP Watermelon Team leader, Dr. Amnon Levi. The focus of her work is plant breeding, plant pathology, and genomics.
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum
Breeding Watermelon for Disease Resistance
Citrullus lanatus Fusarium wilt of watermelon Gummy stem blight Phytophthora fruit rot & Powdery mildew Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus Papaya ringspot virus Fusarium wilt of watermelon Fusarium wilt of watermelon is caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Niveum Fon. It is considered one of the most important diseases of watermelon production in the United States. […]
