Claim · model-written summary
Fruit rot was observed in watermelons in Despotovo, AP Vojvodina, Serbia in July 2024, with disease incidence of 5-10%.
- Taxon
- watermelons
Citrullus lanatuse0 - Outcome
- disease incidencee0
- Value
- 5-10%e0
- Setting
- AP Vojvodina (Despotovo, Serbia)e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorDirectionQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“fruit rot was observed in watermelons in the AP Vojvodina (Despotovo, Serbia), with disease incidence ranging from 5-10%”
Title
IDENTIFICATION OF FUSARIUM SPECIES CAUSING WATERMELON FRUIT ROT
Konstantin, Đina; Iličić, Renata; Bagi, Ferenc; et al. PlantaRum (Institute for Plant Protection and Environment) 2025
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Ten Fusarium isolates were obtained from the collected rotten watermelon samples.
- Observation Morphological analysis identified all watermelon isolates as Fusarium oxysporum.
- Observation Pathogenicity of the isolates was confirmed on cucumber fruits.
- Observation Pathogenicity of the isolates was confirmed on squash fruits.
- Observation Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum is concluded to be responsible for the watermelon fruit rot.