Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu There have been a couple of positive confirmations of bacterial fruit blotch over the past two weeks in the region. Scout for the appearance of small water soaked… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Examine greenhouse transplants daily. Below are pictures of common diseases that show up on transplants and some advice on how to manage each disease. Additional information is available… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu As watermelon and cantaloupe transplanting continues on Delmarva, growers are reminded to inspect plants before they are transplanted into the field for signs of disease including Bacterial Fruit Blotch, Gummy Stem Blight,… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Now that transplant production is in full swing, it is timely to review what we do and don’t know, about bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) of watermelon. BFB of… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) BFB of watermelon, which is caused by the bacterium Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli, produces large olive green to brown water-soaked lesions on fruit, making… Continue Reading
