High frequency oligonucleotides: Targeting active gene (HFO-TAG) markers revealed wide genetic diversity among Citrullus spp. accessions useful for enhancing disease or pest resistance in watermelon cultivars

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 427-440

  Levi, Amnon ^a   Thies, Judy A ^a   Wechter, W Patrick ^a   Harrison, Howard F ^a   Simmons, Alvin M ^a   Reddy, Umesh K ^b   Nimmakayala, Padma ^b   Fei, Zhangjun ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrullus; DNA; Fusarium; Genetic structure; Grafting; Nematodes; Resistance

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; CULTIVAR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FRICTION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NEMATODE; PEST RESISTANCE; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROOTSTOCK;

AFRICA;

CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; FUSARIUM; MELOIDOGYNE; NEMATODA;

EID: 84873527135     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-012-9845-3     Document Type: Article

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