Publications from CucCAP scientists Zhangjun Fei and Amnon Levi were highlighted in a recent article from The Global Plant Council.
In the past 20 to 30 years, plant breeders have crossed cultivated watermelon with the sister species C. amarus and two other wild relatives, C. mucusospermus and C. colocynthis, to make the dessert watermelon more resistant to nematode pests, drought, and diseases like Fusarium wilt and powdery mildew.
