Delaying transplanting until the soil has warmed to about 81 degrees at a 4-inch depth can reduce the number of plants with Fusarium wilt.
Eleanor and Fascination are partially resistant cultivars that have been shown to perform better when Fusarium wilt is present. But grafting is more effective…and more expensive
Fusarium wilt
2023 Fusarium Wilt experiment
From Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath. This year’s Fusarium wilt experiment includes 3 seedless cultivars, 3 fungicide treatments applied via drip irrigation, and grafting. preliminary results are based on disease development 10 weeks after transplanting.
Fusarium wilt management
Research shows that Carolina Strongback rootstock is not immune to fusarium, but it does have a good level of resistance.
Fusarium wilt in N. Florida watermelon
Research Updates on Georgia Cucurbits
Cucurbit production in Georgia is affected annually by a variety of pests and diseases. Two diseases in particular, fusarium wilt and cucurbit anthracnose, have been a cause of concern for the last five years.
Fusarium and Pythium cause damping off on watermelon seedlings
Read about two watermelon diseases that can cause post-transplanting damping-off and plant death in an article from CucCAP sceintist and Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath.
Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management News | June 2022
Cucurbit Crop and Disease updates from plant pathologists and cooperative extension agents in the South and Midwest.
Fusarium Wilt Observed in North Florida Watermelons
Early symptoms of Fusarium wilt appear as dull gray-green leaves which wilt during the hottest time of the day. While plants recover at night, the symptoms eventually become permanent over time. Infected plants will collapse and die.
