Watermelon Board Boosts Efforts to Increase Consumer Demand

The National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB) is realigning resources to adapt to the new climate, continuing to adjust marketing and promotional efforts to positively position watermelon as the go-to for health and happiness while making the most out of precious shoppers’ dollars.

Novel Watermelon Rootstock Knocks Out Disease and Pests

July 1, 2019 Sandra Avant, USDA ARS

A new watermelon line, developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Clemson University scientists, gets to the root of the problem of a major disease and pest of watermelon crops in the southern United States.