Powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphales) are among the most common and important plant
fungal pathogens. These fungi are obligate biotrophic parasites that attack nearly 10,000 …

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

Since the 1950s, research on the animal neurohormone, melatonin, has focused on its
multiregulatory effect on patients suffering from insomnia, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease …

Years of selection for desirable fruit quality traits in dessert watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
has resulted in a narrow genetic base in modern cultivars. Development of novel genomic …

Low polymorphism in cultivated watermelon has been reported in previous studies, based
mainly on US Plant Introductions and watermelon cultivars, most of which were linked to …

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

Yield and fruit quality loss by powdery mildew (PM) fungus is a major concern in cucurbits,
but early-stage resistance mechanisms remain elusive in the majority of cucurbits. Here, we …

As a result of many years of domestication and selection for desirable fruit quality, most of
the modern dessert watermelon cultivars share a narrow genetic base. Africa is the center of …

There is a continuous need to enhance watermelon cultivars for disease and pest
resistance. Different US Plant Introductions (PIs) of Citrullus lanatus subsp. lanatus var …

An intraspecific genetic map for watermelon was constructed using an F2 population derived
from 'Arka Manik'×'TS34'and transcript sequence variants and quantitative trait loci (QTL) for …