Screening Melon for Disease Resistance
The USDA-ARS breeding team located in Salinas, CA is screening specialty melons for disease resistance.
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- Freshly planted field with MR-1 x Ananas Yokneam RIL population for phenotyping in the San Joaquin Valley, University of California, Westside Research and Extension Center (WSREC) on June 28, 2017.
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- Freshly planted field with MR-1 x Ananas Yokneam RIL population for phenotyping in the San Joaquin Valley, University of California, Westside Research and Extension Center (WSREC) on June 28, 2017.
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- Plants one month post-planting, male (staminate) and female (distillate) flowers observed on some early individuals. Photo of Kaori Ando, ARS Research Associate, recording data and Michael Wintermantel, Biological Science Aid, assessing plants for insect infestation (melon aphids) in the San Joaquin Valley, University of California, Westside Research and Extension Center (WSREC) on July 25, 2017.
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- Plants one month post-planting, male (staminate) and female (distillate) flowers observed on some early individuals in the San Joaquin Valley, University of California, Westside Research and Extension Center (WSREC) – July 25, 2017.
Commercial melon production
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- Figure 1. Melon fields in the California Imperial Valley on June 7, 2017.
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- Figure 2. Melon fields in the California Imperial Valley on June 7, 2017.
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- Figure 3. Melon fields in the California Imperial Valley on June 7, 2017.
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- Figure 4. Commercial field nearly ready for harvest in the San Joaquin Valley on June 28, 2017.
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- Figure 5. Commercial field with a fruit in the foreground in the San Joaquin Valley on June 28, 2017.
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- Figure 6. Commercial field nearly ready for harvest in the San Joaquin Valley on June 28, 2017.
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- Figure 7. Commercial field with fruit nearly ready for harvest in the San Joaquin Valley on June 28, 2017.
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- Figure 8. Commercial honeydew field at harvest in the San Joaquin Valley on July 25, 2017.
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- Figure 9. Overview of commercial honeydew field at harvest in the San Joaquin Valley on July 25, 2017.
Melon Diseases
- Downy mildew: Pseudoperonospora cubensis
- Powdery mildew: Erysiphe cichoracearumw
- Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)
- Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV)
Figure 10. Honeydew melon harvest in Five Points, California on July 14, 2017.
