- Plucking and destroying affected leaves helps in reducing Downy Mildew in watermelon crop.
- Plant seeds of disease-resistant varieties.
- Crop rotation and sanitation reduces the severity of the disease.
- Drench with thiophenate methyl 70% WP at the rate of 300 gm/acre.
- Spray Metalaxyl 8%+Mancozeb 64% WP at the rate of 500 gm/acre.
- Spray pseudomonas fluorescens @ 500 gram/acre.