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Powdery Mildew on Watermelon in Florida

Pamela D. Roberts, Mathews Paret, and Nicholas Dufault


Release Date: 3/24/2025

Agriculture

Abstract

This document discusses the symptoms and management of powdery mildew, a problematic fungal disease, on watermelon in Florida.

About this Publication

This document is PP342, one of a series of the Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2018. Revised November 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Pamela Roberts, professor; Mathews Paret, assistant professor; and Nicholas Dufault, associate professor, Department of Plant Pathology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Pamela Roberts
Pamela Roberts
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, diagnosis, epidemiology, and integrated pest management of vegetable diseases, Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL

Mathews Paret
Mathews Paret
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and chair, pathogen diagnosis and management of specialty crops, UF/IFAS Department of Plant Pathology, Gainesville, FL

Nicholas Dufault
Nicholas Dufault
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, fungal plant disease management of field and vegetable crops, UF/IFAS Department of Plant Pathology, Gainesville, FL

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