Keywords
watermelon pest
How to Cite
Abstract
This 3-page document discusses the symptoms and management of powdery mildew, a problematic fungal disease, on watermelon in Florida. Written by Pamela D. Roberts, Mathews Paret, and Nicholas Dufault and published by the UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department, January 2019.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp342
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Kousik, C. S., R. S. Donahoo, C. G. Webster, W. W. Turechek, S. T. Adkins, and P. D. Roberts. 2011. "Outbreak of cucurbit powdery mildew on watermelon fruit caused by Podosphaera xanthii in Southwest Florida." Plant Disease. 95: 1586 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-11-0521
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