The Cucurbitaceae family provides numerous important crops including watermelons
(Citrullus lanatus), melons (Cucumis melo), cucumbers (Cucumis sativus), and pumpkins …

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (Fon) is the causative agent of Fusarium wilt disease of
watermelon; it is the most serious soil-borne pathogen around the globe. The yield loss is …

Soil-borne pathogenic fungi (SBPF) and root-knot nematodes (RKN) co-exist in the
rhizosphere and are major pathogens causing root diseases in cucurbits. Current …

Abstract Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.] and citron watermelon (Citrullus
lanatus var. citroides (LH Bailey) Mansf. ex Greb.) are amongst the widely grown yet under …

Grafting of vegetable seedlings is a unique horticultural technology, practiced for more than
five decades, aiming to overcome problems associated with intensive cultivation on limited …

Nematode and disease resistant rootstocks have been developed for many vegetable crops
including tomato, eggplant, melon, watermelon, and cucumber and are being utilized by an …

A rotation sequence of ungrafted and grafted tomato-melon-pepper-watermelon on resistant
rootstocks 'Brigeor', Cucumis metuliferus,'Oscos' and Citrullus amarus, respectively, was …

Fruit quality traits of sweet watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus) are crucial for new
product development and commercialization. Sweet watermelon fruit quality traits are …

The suppressiveness of soils to inhibit pathogens mostly require rich microbiome harbouring
plant growth-promoting microbes in the soil, especially rhizosphere. The present study …

Long-term cultivation of citron watermelon under water-constrained environments in sub-
Saharan Africa resulted in the selection and domestication of highly tolerant genotypes …