- Watermelon mosaic virus initially appears on the leaves and spreads from the stem to the fruit.
- Fruits become distorted and are small in size, and they break down from the petioles.
- Leaves of plant curl downwards and leaf size smaller than normal.
- This disease transmitted by aphid.
- Preventive management of this disease, use the disease-free seed for sowing and do proper tillage operation.
- Remove all the infected plants from the field.
- Spray of Imidachloprid17.8% SL @ 70-100 ml/acre.
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