Resistance to Yellowing Disease in Muskmelon

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 12:44-45 (article 19) 1989 J. Esteva, F. Nuez and M.L. Gomez-Guillamon Departmento de Biotecnologia, Universidad Politecnica, Camino de Vera no 14 46020 Valencia, Spain (first and second authors); Estacion Experimental La Mayora. 49750 Algarrobo-Costa, Malaga, Spain (third author) Cultivation of greenhouse muskmelon on the south east coast of Spain is being […]

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Search for Sources of Resistance to Yellowing Disease in Cucumis spp.

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 12:42-43 (article 18) 1989 C. Soria and M.L. Gomez-Guillamon Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain The unpromising results obtained from earlier experiments seeking sources of resistance to muskmelon yellowing disease in a large collection of different muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) cultivars under conditions of natural infection led to this present search for […]

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Transmission of the Causal Agent of Muskmelon Yellowing Disease

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 12:40-41 (article 17) 1989 C. Soria and M.L. Gomez-Guillamon Estacion Experimental “La Mayora”, Algarrobo-Costa, (Malaga), Spain Since 1982, a yellowing disease has seriously affected muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) crops cultivated under polythene greenhouses on the southeast coast of Spain. It now seriously affects the profitability of muskmelon growing in this area […]

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Collecting Cucumis melo L. in Spain

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 11:54-56 (article 23) 1988 F. Nuez, C. Ferrando and M.J. Diez Departmento de Biotecnologia. U. Politecnica, Valencia, Spain. J. Costa and M.S. Catala C.R.I,A. La Alberca. Murcia, Spain J. Cuartero and M.L. Gomez-Guillamon Finca Experimental “La Mayora”. C.S.I.C. Malaga, Spain During 1984 and 1985 a collection of Cucumis melo L. was […]

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Germplasm Resources of Cucumis melo L. from Spain

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:60-63 (article 18) 1986 F. Nuez, G. Anastasio and C. Cortes Departmento de Genetica, Universidad Politecnica, Valencia, Spain J. Cuartero and M.L. Gomez-Guillamon Finca Experimental “La Mayora”, Algarrobo-Costa, Malaga, Spain J. Costa C.R.I.A., La Alberca, Murcia, Spain A project was designed for collecting several vegetable crop species germplasm in Spain was […]

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Characterization of Melon Cultivars 

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:39-40 (Article 15) 1985 Gomez-Guillamon, M. L. Estacion Experimental La Mayora (C.S.I.C.), Malaga, Spain Abadia, J. Centro de Edafologia (C.S.I.C.), Murcia, Spain Cuartero, J. Estacion Experimental La Mayora (C.S.I.C.), Malaga, Spain Cortes, C. and F. Nuez Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain An evaluation of several melon cultivars was started in 1983, […]

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Inheritance Mode of Melon Fruit Characters

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:34-35 (Article 13) 1985 Abadia, J. Centro de Edafologia (C.S.I.C.), Murcia, Spain Gomez-Guillamon, M. L. and J. Cuartero Estacion Experimental La Mayora (C.S.I.C.), Malaga, Spain Nuez, F. Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain In 1983 we started a program to study the genetics of various characters important in melon breeding. The inheritance […]

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