CucCAP plant pathologist Tony Keinath recently reported in The South Carolina Grower that Fusarium wilt disease is becoming more widespread in watermelon fields in South Carolina.
Fusarium wilt
Managing Fusarium Wilt Disease in Watermelons | VSCNews
Growers can protect against Fusarium wilt disease by checking their seedlings for wilting symptoms before transplanting, monitoring plants in the field, and timing fungicide applications.
Faster test detects watermelon disease | VGNews
University of Georgia researchers have now developed a faster way to detect the presence of Fusarium wilt.
August 19, 2020 Vegetable Production Updates | MSU Extension
Squash, cucumbers, and pumpkins experienced disease pressure from plant viruses, powdery mildew, fusarium, and phytophthora in Michigan during the week of August 13 to 19, 2020.
Managing Fusarium Wilt Disease in Watermelons | VSCNews
Vegetable & Specialty Crop News reports on crop and disease management information from UGA: Watermelon plants can become infected in multiple ways. The pathogen can produce spores that survive in the soil, be seedborne and be introduced to fields where watermelons have never been grown.
Screening Watermelon for disease resistance at NC State
NC State Cucurbit breeding team: Wehner Lab at NC State Quesada vegetable pathology lab at NC State Allie Druffel is screening watermelon for fusarium resistance. 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 […]
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 […]
