Tolerance to Monosporascus root rot and vine decline in melon (Cucumis melo L.) germplasm

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 287-290

  Wolff, David W ^a   Miller, Marvin E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Monosporascus cannonballus; Root pathogen; Sudden wilt; Vine collapse

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; GERMPLASM; HOST RESISTANCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; SCREENING; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

CUCUMIS MELO; MONOSPORASCUS CANNONBALLUS;

EID: 0031981320     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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