The University of Tulsa Final Report
Multi-year Project Proposal to the National Watermelon Association Final Report Suppression of Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon by Mycoviruses 2025
This research was led by Project Principal Investigator Dr. Akhtar Ali Professor of Plant Virology Department of Biological Science
Introduction: Research goals and objectives in 2024-2025. Over the past research period, substantial progress has been made in characterizing a naturally
occurring mycovirus associated with reduced virulence in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (FON), the causal agent of Fusarium wilt in watermelon.