Watermelon Spray Guide for 2013
Development and evaluation of quanitative early monitoring techniques for Squash vein yellowing virus, the cause of watermelon vine decline
Evaluation of virus resistant rootstocks to manage watermelon vine decline and diseases caused by other potyviruses
Controlling Gummy Stem Blight on Grafted Watermelon Seedlings with Fungicides Development and evaluation of quanitative early monitoring techniques for Squash vein yellowing virus, the cause of watermelon vine decline - towards detection of two viruses with one test
EVALUATION OF SELECTED FUNGICIDES AND ACTIGARD (ACEBENZOLAR-S-METHYL) FOR THE CONTROL OF FUSARIUM WILT OF WATERMELON
Research Findings on the Management of Gummy Stem Blight of Watermelon
Symptoms produced by various viruses on watermelon
Frequency and Distribution of Old and Possible New Viruses in Watermelon
Controlling Gummy Stem Blight on Grafted Watermelon Seedlings with Fungicides
Tony Keinath
Clemson University
$6,404
Development and evaluation of quantitative early monitoring techniques for Squash vein yellowing virus, the cause of watermelon vine decline - towards detection of two viruses with one test
Scott Adkins, Craig Webster, Shaker Kousik
USDA - Ft. Pierce, FL and USDA - Charleston, SC
$12,778
Evaluation of virus resistant rootstocks to manage watermelon vine decline and diseases caused by other poty-viruses
Scott Adkins, Craig Webster, Bill Turecheck, Shaker Kousik, Richard Hassell
USDA - Ft. Pierce FL, USDA - Charleston SC and Clemson University
$12,778
Frequency and Distribution of Old and Possible New Viruses in Watermelon
Akhtar Ali
University of Tulsa
$10,280
Management of Gummy Stem Blight using Thymol, a Natural Antimicrobial Compound
Mathews Paret, David Langston, Stephen Olson
University of Florida, University of Georgia
$10,200
Evaluation of selected fungicides and actigard (Acebenzolar-S-Methyl) for the control of Fusarium wilt of Watermelon
Hunt Sanders, Tim Flanders, David Langston
University of Georgia
$8,500
Protecting the safety (and Training) of farm workers involved with spray programs (pesticides) is part of every day life on the farm.
To help you along the way, we have put together two documents that can help you.
You can log on to a web site and use one of the seventeen training videos, or access key materials and documents that will help you with your spray program.
Please allow the NWA to help you on your farm to train (and protect) your workers.
Let us know how we can be of further service to you. Thank you.
Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides
WPS Training Videos and Materials
Development and evaluation of early monitoring techniques for Squash vein yellowing virus, the cause of watermelon vine decline
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Evaluating fungicide programs for reducing severity to gummy stem blight
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Evaluation of new fungicides as soil and foliar treatments for control of Phytophthora capsici on watermelon
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Evaluation of resistant rootstocks for managing root-knot nematodes in grafted watermelon
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Field trials for Gummmy Stem Blight Resistance
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Frequency and distribution of old and possible new viruses in watermelon
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Generation and evaluation of a mutation-line collection useful for enhancing resistance for potyviruses and major diseases of watermelon
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Set Points for Watermelon Drip Irrigation Using Capacitance Probes
The Effects of Terbacil, Halosulfuron, Clomazone, and S-metolachlor on Grafted Watermelon
Nitrogen Source, Rate, and Application Methods in Watermelon
Location and Variety Affects on Yield and Hollow Heart in Watermelon (Search for High and Stable Fruit Yield and Quality) - Year 2
Evaluation of rootstocks for managing root-knot nematodes in grafted watermelon
Evaluation of Actigard and other new fungicides for managing Phytophthora fruit rot of watermelon
Continuation of Improved Grafting Method for Watermelons Transplants
Evaluating Fungicides for Reducing Gummy Stem Blight in Watermelons, 2009
Evaluating Fungicides for Reducing Gummy Stem Blight in Watermelon 2009 poster
Effects of Irrigation Rates on Soil Moisture Content, Phytophthora rot, and
Fruit Yield and Quality in Seedless Watermelon
“Grafted Watermelon: Evaluation of Planting Density for High Yield”
Forecasting long-distance movement of cucurbit downy mildew
The interaction and effectiveness of cultural and chemical strategies to control Phytophthora fruit rot
Optimizing large-scale production of ethanol from culled watermelons.
Study effects of rootstocks on yield and quality of seedless watermelon
Forecasting long-distance movement of cucurbit downy mildew
Study effects of rootstocks on yield and quality of seedless watermelon
Grafted watermelon: Evaluation of rootstocks, cultivars, and planting density for high yield and fusarium with control
Soil compaction and tire slippage are two major concerns that they know can affect yield and productivity.
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Spray recommendations for watermelon are based on the fact that "It is harder to cure disease than to prevent it".
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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.
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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.
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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
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Assess the resistance to fungicides in gummy stem blight pathogen
(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.
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Whiteflies are very, very tiny. Under a magnifying glass, they resemble moths—but from afar they look like wispy snowflakes.
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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.
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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”) ....
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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. ...
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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, ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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/
http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/projects.htm
http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=62-22-00-00
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/h2omelon/Frames.htm
http://www.icugi.org/
http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/wmelon/wmelonmain.html
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