 Scientific Research
Access this web site, managed and provided by North Carolina State University, to review the forecasting of downy mildew. Timely information on the occurrence of Cucurbit Downy Mildew and the future movement of inoculum (fungus spores) across the North American continent is important to curcurbit producers in managing this destructive and fast-moving disease epidemic.
 http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/cucurbit/
NWA Grafting Proposal - Clemson University, NC State University, University of Georgia, University of Florida and USDA/ARS - Lane, OK Read Full Article
Watermelon Proposal (forecasting downy mildew) - Dr. Gerald Holmes, NC State University
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Phytophthora Proposal, Dr. Gerald Holmes & Dr. Bill Jester, NC State University
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Grafting Watermelon Proposal, Dr. Richard Hassell, Clemson University
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Deep in winter, we dream of summertime and delicious outdoor picnics filled with hot dogs, lemonade, and refreshing watermelon. But the availability of that popular, nutritious fruit could be drastically affected by a looming new threat. Read Full Article
With popular and nutritious watermelon now battling a new plague called watermelon vine decline, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Fort Pierce, Fla., are trying to pinpoint the cause of the disease and find ways to control it. Read Full Article
The Ethanol Transportation Backgrounder is an overview of transportation issues facing a rapidly expanding U.S. ethanol industry. This report will provide insights into the development of the Ethanol Industry across the country; where we are today; what is being built to expand ethanol availability; and where we are going with this new fuel market Read Full Article
The University of Georgia was awarded a grant of $5,000 to “Assess the resistance to carboxamide, QoI, and thiophanate fungicides in the gummy stem blight pathogen, Didymella bryoniae, and evaluation of fungicide programs for disease and fungicide resistance Read Full Article
(AXcess News) Washington - USDA researchers, in cooperation with scientists at two leading U.S. Universities, have found that the U.S. population of honey bees is threatened by a virus, which if it cannot be contained could severely hamper food production in the United States on crops that require pollination. Read Full Article
A keen eye, fast action, and a vast plant collection may help nip in the bud a potential widespread threat to watermelons. Read Full Article
Whiteflies are very, very tiny. Under a magnifying glass, they resemble moths—but from afar they look like wispy snowflakes. Read Full Article
The NWA approved four grants to universities and the USDA to investigate numerous aspects of grafting watermelon plants and rootstocks, ethanol production and other bio-energy aspects of watermelon, and the forecasting of downy mildew. Each proposal is attached below for your review. Read Full Article
Field studies were designed to confirm that a new ipomovirus, Squash vein yellowing virus (SqVYV), causes watermelon vine decline (WVD) in Florida and is transmitted by the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, (Biotype “B”) .... Read Full Article
P. D. Roberts1, Philip A. Stansly2, Scott Adkins3, Susan Webb4, Carlye Baker5, Benny Bruton6, Rosa Muchovej1, Diann Achor7, C.S. Kousik8, Alicia L. Whidden9, Gene McAvoy10, and Phyllis Gilreath11. ... Read Full Article
Pam Roberts, Rosa M. Muchovej, Benny Bruton, Carlye Baker, Scott Adkins
In Spring 2003 and 2004 in Southwest Florida and in Fall 2003 and 2004 in West Central Florida (Manatee County area), a severe watermelon vine decline occurred as the crop approached harvest or soon after the first harvest. Foliar symptoms included a slight yellowing, wilting of the vines, scorched and brown leaves, premature leaf loss, ... Read Full Article
by Bob Morrissey
A combined effort between the FWA and NWA is progressing to gain momentum and begin an aggressive research effort with the collaborative efforts of Dr. Pam Roberts – UF/IFAS, Dr. Benny Bruton – USDA (Lane, OK) and Scott Adkins – USDA (Ft. Pierce, FL). The NWPB has also pledged some financial support to this effort. ... Read Full Article
Bill Jester, Horticultural Science Department and Gerald Holmes, Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University
An ugly profit-robbing disease reared its head in 2003 on the east coast of the United States. The Eastern North Carolina watermelon production region experienced unusually high rainfall in the months of June, July and August. The rains were frequent and the ground had very little time to dry out. Over 2,000 acres of watermelo ... Read Full Article
Dr. Kenneth Seebold1 and Dr. David Langston2, 1University of Kentucky at Lexington and 2University of Georgia at Tifton
Gummy stem blight (GSB), caused by Didymella bryoniae, is the most destructive disease of watermelons and cantaloupes in Georgia. Losses to GSB are high each year, and the disease has proven difficult to control with fungicides and cultural practices. Management options for control of GSB in the field are rotation, deep turnin ... Read Full Article
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http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/Research.htm?modecode=62-22-00-00
http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=24455
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/sep97/trap0997.htm
http://www.lane-ag.org/cucurbit/references/cucurbits.htm
http://www.lane-ag.org
http://www.lane-ag.org/h2omelon/Frames.htm
http://www.icugi.org/
http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/wmelon/wmelonmain.html
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