Claim · model-written summary
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum is concluded to be responsible for the watermelon fruit rot.
- Taxon
- watermelons
Citrullus lanatuse0 - Interactor
- F. oxysporum f. sp. niveum (FON)
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveume0pathogen - Outcome
- responsible for the fruit rot diseasee0
Verbatim
e0“F. oxysporum f. sp. niveum (FON) is responsible for the fruit rot disease in watermelons”
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 Fruit rot was observed in watermelons in Despotovo, AP Vojvodina, Serbia in July 2024, with disease incidence of 5-10%.
- 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.
