Cantaloupe line CZW-30 containing coat protein genes of cucumber mosaic virus, zucchini yellow mosaic virus, and watermelon mosaic virus-2 is resistant to these three viruses in the field

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 279-290

  Fuchs, Marc ^a   McFerson, James R ^b   Tricoli, David M ^c   McMaster, J Russell ^c   Deng, Rosaline Z ^c   Boeshore, Maury L ^c   Reynolds, John F ^c   Russell, Paul F ^c   Quemada, Hector D ^c   Gonsalves, Dennis ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c Asgrow Seed Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Coat protein mediated protection; Cucumis melo L. var. cantalupensis naudin; Field evaluation; Increased field; Transgenic plants; Virus resistance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; QUALITY CONTROL; VIRUSES;

CANTALUPENSIS NAUDIN; COAT PROTEIN-MEDIATED PROTECTION; COAT PROTEINS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS MELO L VAR.; FIELD EVALUATION; INCREASED FIELD; POTYVIRUSES; TRANSGENEIC PLANTS; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

FRUITS;

EID: 0000444340     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009640229952     Document Type: Article

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