Evaluation of watermelon and related species for resistance to race 1W powdery mildew

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 790-795

  Davis, Angela R ^a   Levi, Amnon ^b   Tetteh, Antonia ^c   Wehner, Todd ^c   Russo, Vincent ^a   Pitrat, Michel ^d  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Researches Center of Avignon   (France)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Cucumis melo; Pathotype; Podosphaera xanthii; Sphaerotheca fuliginea

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. CITROIDES; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CITRULLUS REHMII; CUCUMIS MELO; ERYSIPHALES; PODOSPHAERA FULIGINEA; PODOSPHAERA XANTHII; PRAECITRULLUS; PRAECITRULLUS FISTULOSUS;

EID: 36448970169     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.132.6.790     Document Type: Article

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