Article | 21-July-2017
Southern root-knot nematode (RKN, Meloidogyne incognita) is a serious pest of cultivated watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus) in southern regions of the United States and no resistance is known to exist in commercial watermelon cultivars. Wild watermelon relatives (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides) have been shown in greenhouse studies to possess varying degrees of resistance to RKN species. Experiments were conducted over 2 yr to assess resistance of southern RKN in C. lanatus var
JUDY A. THIES,
JENNIFER J. ARISS,
CHANDRASEKAR S. KOUSIK,
RICHARD L. HASSELL,
AMNON LEVI
Journal of Nematology, Volume 48 , ISSUE 1, 14–19
Article | 21-July-2017
SUSAN L. F. MEYER,
KATHRYNE L. EVERTS,
BRIAN MCSPADDEN GARDENER,
EDWARD P. MASLER,
HAZEM M. E. ABDELNABBY,
ANDREA M. SKANTAR
Journal of Nematology, Volume 48 , ISSUE 1, 43–53