@article{Zhang_Lamberts_McAvoy_2012, place={Gainesville, FL}, title={Diseases of Bitter Melon in South Florida: PP300/PP300, 10/2012}, volume={2012}, url={https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/120302}, DOI={10.32473/edis-pp300-2012}, abstractNote={<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: ’Times New Roman’,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bitter melon, a tropical and subtropical cucurbit, is widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Rich in vitamins A and C, iron, and phosphorus, it contains a compound (charantin) that has been used to lower blood sugar levels to treat diabetes. Two major types of bitter melon, Chinese and Indian, are grown in South Florida year-round. This publication describes common diseases and provides recommendations for their control. This 3-page fact sheet was written by Shouan Zhang, Mary Lamberts, and Gene McAvoy, and published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, October 2012.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;"><a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/pp300">PP300/PP300: Diseases of Bitter Melon in South Florida (ufl.edu)</a></p>}, number={11}, journal={EDIS}, author={Zhang, Shouan and Lamberts, Mary and McAvoy, Gene}, year={2012}, month={Nov.} }