![Fusarium wilt, a deadly fungal disease that lives in the soil, attacks a watermelon vine in a field in Berrien County.](https://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/251/WatermelonFusaruimWiltMay(Small).jpg)
Fusarium Wilt
Fusarium wilt reduces watermelon yields in Georgia fields. A University of Georgia Extension agent in one of the state’s most prolific watermelon-producing counties is searching for a way to help save the melons and the farmers’ profits.