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Selected References

Elmstrom, G.W. and D.L. Hopkins. 1981. Resistance of watermelon cultivars to Fusarium wilt. Plant Disease 65:825-827.

Freeman, S., A. Zveibil, and M. Maymon. 2002. Isolation of nonpathogenic mutants of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis for biological control of Fusarium wilt in cucurbits. Phytopathology 92:164-168.

Gordon, T.R. and R.D. Martyn. 1997. The evolutionary biology of Fusarium oxysporum. Annual Review of Phytopathology 35:111-128.

Hopkins, D.L. and G.W. Elmstrom. 1979. Evaluation of soil fumigants and application methods for the control of Fusarium wilt of watermelon. Plant Disease Reporter 63:1003-1006.

Kim, D.H, R.D. Martyn, and C.W. Magill. 1993. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-relatedness among formae speciales of Fusarium oxysporum in the Cucurbitaceae. Phytopathology 83:91-97.

Larkin, R.P., D.L. Hopkins, and F.N. Martin. 1990. Vegetative compatibility within Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum and its relationship to virulence, aggressiveness, and race. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 36:352-358.

Larkin, R.P., D.L. Hopkins, and F.N. Martin. 1993. Effect of successive watermelon plantings on Fusarium oxysporum and other microorganisms in soils suppressive and conducive to Fusarium wilt of watermelon. Phytopathology 83:1097-1105.

Harveson, R.M., Kimbrough, J.W. and D.L. Hopkins. 2002. Novel use of a pyrenomycetous mycoparasite for management of Fusarium wilt of watermelon. Plant Disease 86:1025-1030.

Martyn, R.D. 1986. Use of soil solarization to control Fusarium wilt of watermelon. Plant Disease 79:762-766.

Martyn, R.D. 1987. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum Race 2: A highly aggressive race new to the United Sates. Plant Disease 71:233-236.

Martyn, R.D. 1996. Fusarium wilts. Pages 11-16 in: Compendium of Cucurbit Diseases, T.A. Zitter, D.L. Hopkins, and C.E. Thomas, eds. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.

Martyn, R.D., Biles, C.L. and E.A. Dillard III. 1991. Induced resistance to Fusarium wilt of watermelon under field simulated field conditions. Plant Disease 75:874-877.

Martyn, R.D. and B.D. Bruton. 1989. An initial survey of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum races in the United States. HortScience 24:696-698.

Martyn, R.D. and T.K. Hartz. 1986. Use of soil solarization to control Fusarium wilt of watermelon. Plant Disease 70:762-766.

Martyn, R.D. and R.J. McLaughlin. 1983. Effects of inoculum concentration on the apparent resistance of watermelon to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum. Plant Disease 67:493-495.

Martyn, R.D. and D. Netzer. 1991. Resistance to races 0, 1, and 2 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum in PI-296341-FR (Citrullus sp.). HortScience 26:429-432.

McLaughlin, R. and R.D. Martyn. 1982 Identification and pathogenicity of Fusarium species isolated from surface-disinfected watermelon seed. Journal of Seed Technology 7:97-107.

Rose, S. Parker, M. and Z.K. Punja. 2003. Efficacy of biological and chemical treatments for control of Fusarium root and stem rot on greenhouse cucumber. Plant Disease 87:1462-1470.

Smith, E.F. 1899. Wilt disease of cotton, watermelon, and cowpea (Neocosmospora nov. gen.). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bull. #17. Washington, D.C.

Zhou, X.G. and K.L. Everts. 2004. Suppression of Fusarium wilt of watermelon by soil amendment with hairy vetch. Plant Disease 88:1357-1365.

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