Melon (Cucumis melo L.) production is often restricted by a plethora of pests and diseases,
including powdery mildew and downy mildew caused respectively by the fungal species …

Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of flowering plants, is a very large and diverse family, the
order Cucurbitales, contains 95 genera and 950–980 species of food and ornamental …

The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana is used commercially as a microbial
insecticides against a wide range of agricultural insect pests. Some strains of B. bassiana …

Abstract Key Message Two genes for resistance to Podosphaera xanthii race 1 in melon
were identified on chromosomes 10 and 12 of the Cucumis melo cultivar MR-1. Abstract …

Key message Identified a recessive gene (Cmpmr2F) associated with resistance to infection
by the powdery mildew causing agent Podosphaera xanthii race 2F. Abstract Powdery …

Podosphaera xanthii is a well-known obligate biotrophic pathogen that causes powdery
mildew (PM) disease on cucurbitaceous plants and is one of the most important limiting …

Genome editing technologies are promising for conventional mutagenesis breeding, which
takes a long time to remove unnecessary mutations through backcrossing and create new …

Achieving multiple resistance to fungal diseases, major threat in cucurbits production, is
challenging due to the quick rate of variation of fungi species and races, the lack in the …

The nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factor contains three subfamilies: NF-YA, NF-YB,
and NF-YC. The NF-Y family have been reported to be key regulators in plant growth and …

Fruit pedicel length (FPL) is among the most important traits associated with melon
(Cucumis melo L.), impacting their appearance and management. Melon pedicels are also …