A Strategy for Selection Cucumis melo L. Resistance Sources to Melon Vine Decline in Field Assays

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:24-26 (article 7) 2000 A. Iglesias, B. Pico, and F. Nuez Department of Biotechnology (Genetics), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera, 14 46022, Valencia, Spain Vine decline is a major root-rot disease of melon crops (cucumis melo L.) around the world (3). Plants affected by this disease suffer root damage […]

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Artificial Inoculation Methods for Screening Melons Against Melon Vine Decline

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:21-23 (article 6) 2000 A. Iglesias, B. Pico, and F. Nuez Department of Biotechnology (Genetics), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera, 14 46022, Valencia, Spain Development of disease resistant melon cultivars is the most promising strategy to reduce the economical damage caused by melon vine decline. To date, field assays […]

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Germplasm Resources of Citrullus lanatus in the Genebank of the Polytechnic University of Valencia

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:52-54 (article 25) 1995 Fernandez de Cordova, P., M.J. Diez, A. Iglesias and F. Nuez Departmento de Biotechnologia, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, 46022, Valencia, Spain The Genebank of the Polytechnic University of Valencia holds 5436 accessions of vegetable species. Of these, 2221 of them belong to the Cucurbitaceae, 201 of which are watermelon […]

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