Identification of resistance to fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum race 2 in citrullus lanatus var. citroides plant introductions

HortScience

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 334-338

  Patrick Wechter, W ^a   Kousik, Chandrasekar ^a   McMillan, Melanie ^a   Levi, Amnon ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusarium wilt; Soilborne disease; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. CITROIDES; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. NIVEUM;

EID: 84861318054     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.47.3.334     Document Type: Article

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