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 …

Numerous vegetable crops are susceptible to powdery mildew, but cucurbits are arguably
the group most severely affected. Podosphaera fusca (synonym Podosphaera xanthii) is the …

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

Melons, Cucumis melo L., are a familiar crop of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. Melon
plants are procumbent vines that thrive on heat and sunshine and are grown in fields and …

Powdery mildew is one of the most important diseases that causes significant economic
losses in melon. Chemical fungicides and tolerant melon varieties, which may reduce …

The occurrence and geographic distribution of powdery mildew on cucurbits was studied in
the Czech Republic, Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia …

The fungus Podosphaera xanthii causes powdery mildew, a disease that has serious
negative effects on the production of melon (Cucumis melo L.) worldwide. In this study, an F …

This chapter focuses on the genetic variation of Indian melons for resistance to fungal,
bacterial and viral diseases, nematode and insect pests and tolerance to soil salinity …

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 …