Pathological Investigation on some watermelon seedborne diseases

Thus this present work was planned to study some of import seed-borne diseases which attack this crop such as damping-off and wilt pathogens. The results of such investigation can be summarized as follows: 1. The highest percentage of was found in El-Sharkia and Domiatte governorates followed by North Sinai and El-Ismalia governorates. While the lowest percentage was found in upper Egypt governorates epecially El-Fayom and Beni Sweaf. 2. The most frequent fungi were Fusarium oxysporium and Verticillium sp. however, the least frequent ones Aspergillus flavus, Stemphylium sp.