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CucCAP Melon Team

Melon Team contributions to the CucCAP grant include captioned images of research activities, publications available online, and articles about the team’s research efforts and accomplishments.

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Reports #44 & 45

June 14, 2022December 15, 2022 cuccap CucCAP Melon Team, Cucurbit Genetics, Genomics, & Pathology

CucCAP scientist James D. McCreight is a contributor to the 2021 CGC report.

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Melon Team | 2021 Progress Report

November 4, 2021January 12, 2022 cuccap CucCAP Melon Team, Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management

Jim McCreight leads the Melon team. Their objectives are to Map and develop markers for disease resistance in Melon and introgress, pyramid/stack resistances into advanced breeding lines.

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CucCAP researchers identify QTL for resistance to Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus in melon

July 1, 2021July 22, 2021 cuccap CucCAP Featured Articles, CucCAP Melon Team

Resistance to CYSDV is exhibited by melon PI 313970, a vegetable type melon introduced from India.

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Meet the CucCAP Melon Team

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 cuccap CucCAP Melon Team

The CucCAP melon team is breeding melons for disease resistance to Powdery mildew, Fusarium wilt, and Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus.

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CucCAP scientists uncover QTL associated with sulfur tolerance in melon, facilitating disease control options

August 7, 2020March 22, 2022 cuccap CucCAP Featured Articles, CucCAP Melon Team

CucCAP researchers identified a major QTL associated with sulfur tolerance in a melon mapping population. Genetic markers were developed for the major QTL and can be used to incorporate sulfur tolerance in melon breeding programs.

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Melon Team | 2020 CucCAP Progress Report

July 14, 2020March 22, 2022 cuccap CucCAP Melon Team

This progress report from the CucCAP melon team covers goals and accomplishments for the time period of March 2019 to July 2020.

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CucCAP #1 Melon Publications and Presentations

March 17, 2020November 16, 2021 cuccap CucCAP Melon Team

Breeding, genetics, & genomics publications and presentations from the CucCAP1 melon project.

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Melon Team | 2019 CucCAP Progress Report

May 16, 2019March 22, 2022 cuccap CucCAP Melon Team

Melon Team members Jim McCreight (USDA, ARS), Shaker Kousik (USDA, ARS), Michael Mazourek (Cornell Univ.), Pat Wechter (USDA, ARS), and Bill Wintermantel (USDA, ARS) reported their accomplishments in the CucCAP1 project.

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CucCAP researchers assemble genomic tools to study the development of giant pumpkin fruit

Cucurbit fruits come in different shapes and sizes, controlled by genes underlying cell size and number. In a recent study, a team at West Virginia State University (WVSU) identified genetic factors underlying the giant fruit size of the mammoth group of Cucurbita maxima. The study elucidated genome diversity and identified single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers associated with genes controlling fruit size. In addition to the genomic toolkit useful for breeding programs aiming at pumpkin fruit traits, this study provides insight into population differentiation and evolutionary origins of rare variants contributing to the giant fruit size of certain pumpkin varieties.

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