Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu and Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Bacterial Fruit Blotch Bacterial Fruit Blotch (BFB) of watermelon, which is caused by the bacterium Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli,… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu; Mason Newark, University of Maryland; mnewark@umd.edu Gummy stem blight (caused by Didymella bryoniae) is the most important foliar disease of watermelon in Maryland and Delaware. The disease affects… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu I recently wrote an update article about fungicide programs for pumpkin http://extension.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?p=4429. However, because many fungicides are effective on some diseases, but not others, it is important to… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Gummy stem blight (caused by Didymella bryoniae) is the most important foliar disease of watermelon in Maryland and Delaware. The disease affects leaves (Fig. 1), stems and vines… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu The weather based forecasting program MELCAST on watermelon will begin next week. MELCAST is a weather-based spray scheduling program for anthracnose and gummy stem blight of watermelon. If… Continue Reading
