Tolerant cultivars should be chosen for planting in areas in which air pollution appears to be a problem. Several cultivars are classified as tolerant rather than resistant because the visible injury that can be observed is at a much reduced level. Evaluated at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Research Center, Vincennes, IN during the 1984 and 1985 growing season. Leaf tissues suspected of having injury caused by air pollution should first be analyzed for nutrient content and examined for the presence of pathogenic organisms. Air Pollution and Melons Decoteau, D. R., J.E. Simon, and G.E. Wilcox.
Air pollution hits midwest melons.
J.E. Simon, G. Eason, and R.A. Reinert. Ozone injury on field-grown watermelons. Simon, J.E., D.R. Decoteau, and M. Simini. Using plants to monitor air pollution. Cooperative Extension Service Publication HO-195, Purdue University.