Progress in genetic improvement of citron watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): a review

RM Ngwepe, J Mashilo, H Shimelis - Genetic Resources and Crop …, 2019 - Springer
Citron watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides) is an important tropical crop belonging to
the Cucurbitaceae family. It possesses novel genes for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance …

Watermelon bud necrosis orthotospovirus-An emerging constraint in the Indian subcontinent: An overview

SK Holkar, B Mandal, MK Reddy, RK Jain - Crop Protection, 2019 - Elsevier
Watermelon bud necrosis orthotospovirus (WBNV), is a distinct virus species in the genus
Orthotospovirus, family Tospoviridae and order Bunyavirales. Orthotospovirus is the only …

Identification of new sources of resistance to watermelon bud necrosis virus (WBNV)

J Jamatia, H Choudhary, K Saha, B Basavaraj - Indian Phytopathology, 2022 - Springer
Ninety three watermelon germplasm were screened against watermelon bud necrosis
disease under natural epiphytotic conditions during spring summer season (February–June) …

Challenges of Traditional Breeding in Watermelon

H Choudhary, K Padmanabha, GS Jat… - The Watermelon …, 2023 - Springer
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is an economically important crop belonging to
cucurbitaceae family grown throughout the world and considered healthyl as it is almost free …

Genetic study of fruit quality traits in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) prebred line derived from Citrullus lanatus var. citroid

SSA Chauhan, H Choudhary, RK Yadav… - The Indian Journal of …, 2023 - epubs.icar.org.in
Fruit quality is most important for commercially cultivated watermelon [Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum and Nakai] cultivars and introgression of resistance gene from wild or …

Harshawardhan Choudhary, K. Padmanabha

GS Jat, TK Behera - The Watermelon Genome - Springer
6.1 Background Plant domestication is a long-term process that results in complex
phenotypes being genetically modified in response to human selection. The response of …