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Bacterial Fruit Blotch Detected in GA Watermelon Seedlings

April 29, 2011cmanneri

Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu I just received word from Dr. David Langston in Georgia that bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) was confirmed on seedlings destined for shipment to other watermelon producing areas. Some… Continue Reading →

Watermelon Seedling Diseases in the Greenhouse

April 3, 2008cmanneri

Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu The fungal diseases gummy stem blight, Alternaria leaf blight, and anthracnose can be introduced into the greenhouse on watermelon seed or through inoculum from a previous crop. To… Continue Reading →