Australasian Plant Disease Notes (2009) 4, 114-116

V.T. Dau, N.V. Dang, D.H. Nguyen, L.T. Pham, T.T.M. Le, H.T. Phan and L.W. Burgess (2009)
A simplified technique for grafting watermelon onto resistant cucurbit rootstocks for control of Fusarium wilt of watermelon in Nghe An Province, Vietnam
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 4 (1), 114-116
Abstract: Resistant cucurbit rootstocks provided an effective control measure for Fusarium wilt of watermelon caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum in Nghe An province, Vietnam. The hybrid cultivar, Bulrojangsaeng (Lagenaria siceraria) was the most suitable rootstock on all criteria but the seed is expensive. Therefore, the local Bau trang cultivar (L. siceraria) was adopted by farmers as the preferred rootstock on the basis of the low-cost seed. The grafting process is described and illustrated.
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Database assignments for author(s): Lester W. Burgess

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
resistance/tolerance/defence of host

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. niveum	Watermelon/colocynth (Citrullus)	Vietnam
	Fusarium oxysporum