ARS Project: EVAL. OF MELON (CUCUMIS MELO) GERMPLASM FOR RESISTANCE TO NEW RACES OF THE POWDERY MILDEW PODOSPHAERA XANTHII (SYN. SPHAEROTHECA FULIGINEA) (411008)

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Research Project: EVAL. OF MELON (CUCUMIS MELO) GERMPLASM FOR RESISTANCE TO NEW RACES OF THE POWDERY MILDEW PODOSPHAERA XANTHII (SYN. SPHAEROTHECA FULIGINEA)

Location: Salinas, California

Project Number: 5305-21000-011-13
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 29, 2006
End Date: Jul 31, 2009

Objective:
Evaluate melon germplasm for resistance to four new virulent races of powdery mildew incited by Podosphaera xanthii.

Approach:
Inoculate individual leaves of ca. 430 melon accessions with a single spore isolate of each of the four new races of powdery mildew in greenhouse tests; confirm in field tests. Documents SCA with UC Riverside.

Project Team

	McCreight, James - Jim

Project Annual Reports

	FY 2007

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Last Modified: 10/21/2008

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