In many parts of the world, grafting is a routine technique used in continuous cropping
systems. It was first commonly used in Asia during the late 1920s by grafting watermelon …

The species Cucumis melo L.(melon) is a polymorphic taxon encompassing many botanical
and horticultural varieties. Melon fruits exhibit substantial variability in their form, shape, skin …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

The potential of grafted watermelon for resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum on
some Curcurbitaceae, Lagenaria, Luffa, Benincasa and commercial rootstocks was …

The effects of different Cucurbita spp. rootstocks on melon cultivars belonging to different
horticultural groups were studied by comparing grafted plants with non-grafted ones under …

The soil‐borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis causes significant losses in the
cultivated melon, a key member of the economically important family, the Cucurbitaceae …

Melon (Cucumis melo L.) belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, which includes several other
vegetables of economic importance such as cucumber, watermelon, squash, pumpkin and …

Background Despite the great advances in genomic technology observed in several crop
species, the availability of molecular tools such as microsatellite markers has been limited in …

Grafting represents an effective tool for controlling the race 1, 2 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.
melonis (FOM) and Didymella bryoniae in melon (Cucumis melo L.). Although not …

Genetic maps facilitate the study of genome structure and evolution, and the identification of
monogenic traits or Mendelian components of quantitative traits. We evaluated 228 RAPD …