cultivars with resistance, burning infected crops and careful control of weeds. Chemical control measures are also available.[2]
Management
Partners of the
Plantwise from the Ministry of Agriculture in Zambia have several recommendations for managing C. orbiculare, these include; using certified, disease-free seed and disease tolerant varieties where possible. They also recommend rotating melons with breaks of at least 2–3 seasons with cereals, legumes or brassicas, because the disease stays in the soil for a long time. They suggest destroying any volunteer crops by burying outside of fields and pruning plants to reduce humidity and increase airflow.[3]
This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY-SA (license statement/permission). Text taken from Anthracnose in watermelon, Mooya A.M Nzila, CABI.
