Open AccessNew Plants for Florida: Watermelon
Author(s) -
Richard L. Jones,
Mary L. Duryea,
Berry J. Treat
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-ag212-2003
Subject(s) - agricultural experiment station , service (business) , agriculture , fusarium wilt , engineering , geography , library science , biology , horticulture , business , archaeology , marketing , fusarium oxysporum , computer science
FAES leased a tract of land near Leesburg, Florida in 1930 for watermelon research. Emphasis in the early years of the program was resistance to Fusarium wilt, and many crosses and selections were made with the objective ofdeveloping new, wilt-resistant varieties. This document is part of Circular 1440, a publication of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, the Agronomy Department and IFAS Communication Services, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date August 2003. Originally published as a booklet by IFAS Communication Services June 2003.