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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Cucurbita spp. and Lagenaria siceraria Collection at the Center for Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity (CCMAV), Polytechnical University of Valencia

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:60-61 (article 19) 2000 F. Nuez, P. Fernandez de Cordova, M. Ferriol, J.V. Valcarcel, B. Pico and M.J. Diez Center for Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity (CCMAV), Camino de Vera 14, 46022, Valencia, Spain. E-mail:[email protected] The Center for Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity, (CCMAV) located at the Polytechnical University […]

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