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 […]
Melon Dieback: Effect of Thermic Stress and Inoculum
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:35-36 (article 16) 1997 A. Iglesias and F. Nuez Deparagemto de Biotecnologia, Universidad Politecnica de Valecia , 46022 Valencia , Spain Melon dieback is a serious disease affecting melon, and has been responsible for severe economic losses in many areas of Spain since the early 1980’s (1). With the aim of […]
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 […]