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Cucumber – Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, Pathology Publications
Quantitative trait loci for fruit size and flowering time-related traits under domestication and diversifying selection in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) . Plant Breeding, DOI: 10.1111/pbr.12754 Crane, M., T.C. Wehner, and R.P. Naegele. 2018. Cucumber cultivars for container gardening and the value of field trials for predicting cucumber performance in containers . HortScience 53: 16-22. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI11955-17
Dia, M., T.C. Wehner, G.W. Elmstrom, A. Gabert, J.E. Motes, J.E. Staub, G.E. Tolla, and I.E. Widders. 2018. Genotype X enviroment interaction for yield of pickling cucumber in 24 U.S. environments. Open Agriculture 3: 1-6. DOI: 10.1515/opag-2018-0001
Liu, P.N., H. Miao, H. W. Lu, J.Y. Cui, G.L. Tian, T.C. Wehner, X.F. Gu and S.P. Zhang. 2017. Molecular mapping and candidate gene analysis for resistance to powdery mildew in Cucumis sativus stem. Genetics and Molecular Research 16: 1-9 . DOI: 10.4238/gmr16039680
Pan, J.S., J.Y. Tan, Y.H. Wang, X.Y. Zheng, K. Owens, D.W. Li, Y.H. Li, and Y. Weng. 2018. STAYGREEN (CsSGR) is a candidate for the anthracnose (Colletotrichum orbiculare ) resistance locus cla in Gy14 cucumber . Theoretical and Applied Genetics 131: 1577–1587 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3099-1
Wang, X., K. Bao, U.K. Reddy, Y. Bai, S.A. Hammar, C. Jiao, T.C. Wehner, A.O. Ramírez-Madera, Y. Weng, R. Grumet, and Z. Fei. 2018. The USDA cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) collection: genetic diversity, population structure, genome-wide association studies and core collection development . Horticulture Res. 5:64. DOI: 10.1038/s41438-018-0080-8
Wang,Y., J. Tan, Z. Wu, K. VandenLangenberg, T.C. Wehner, C. Wen, X. Zheng, K. Owens, A. Thornton, H.H. Bang, E. Hoeft, P.A.G. Kraan, J. Suelmann, J. Pan, Y. Weng. 2018. STAYGREEN, STAY HEALTHY: a loss‐of‐susceptibility mutation in the STAYGREEN gene provides durable, broad‐spectrum disease resistances for over 50 years of US cucumber production . New Phytologist. Vol. 221: 415-430. DOI: /10.1111/nph.15353
Zhang, S., H. Miao, Z. Song, P. Liu, Y. Wang, T. C. Wehner, X. Gu, and S. Zhang. 2017. Molecular mapping and candidate gene analysis for fruit epidermal structure in cucumber. Plant Breeding. DOI: 10.1111/pbr.12510
Grumet, R., and M. Colle. 2017. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) breeding line with young fruit resistance to infection by Phytophthora capsici . HortScience. 52:922-924. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI11423-16
Mansfeld, B.N., M. Colle, Y. Kang, A.D. Jones, and R. Grumet. 2017. Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of cucumber fruit peels reveal a developmental increase in terpenoid glycosides associated with age-related resistance to Phytophthora capsici . Horticulture Research. 4:17022. DOI: 10.1038/hortres.2017.22
Pan, Y.P., S.P. Qu, K.L. Bo, M.L. Gao, K.R. Haider, and Y. Weng. 2017. QTL mapping of domestication and diversifying selection related traits in round-fruited semi-wild Xishuangbanna cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuangbannanesis) . Theoretical and Applied Genetics 130:1531-1548. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-2908-2 .
Xu W.W., J. Ji, Q. Xu, X.H. Qi, Y. Weng, X.H. Chen. 2018. The major-effect quantitative trait locus CsARN6.1 encodes an AAA ATPase domain-containing protein that is associated with waterlogging stress tolerance by promoting adventitious root formation. . Plant Journal 93(5):917-930 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13819
VandenLangenberg, K. and T.C. Wehner. 2016. Downy mildew disease progress in resistant and susceptible cucumbers tested in the field at different growth stages . HortScience 51: 984-988. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.51.8.984
Wang, Y.H., K. VandenLangenberg, T.C. Wehner, P.A.G. Kraan, J. Suelmann, X. Zheng, K. Owens, and Y. Weng. 2016. QTL mapping for downy mildew resistance in cucumber inbred line WI7120 (PI 330628) . Theoretical and Applied Genetics 129: 1493-1505. DOI: 10.1007/s0012
Wang Y.H., K. VandenLangenberg, C.L. Wen, T.C. Wehner, Y. Weng. 2017. QTL mapping of downy and powdery mildew resistances in PI 197088 cucumber with 3 genotyping-by-sequencing in RIL population . Theor Appl Genet 131: 597–611. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-3022-1
Ando K., K.M. Carr , M. Colle, B.N. Mansfeld, and R. Grumet. 2015. Exocarp properties and transcriptomic analysis of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) fruit expressing resistance to Phytophthora capsici . PLOS One 10: e0142133, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142133
Melon – Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, Pathology Publications
Initiative for uniform cucurbit powdery mildew race determination and denomination: status of race differentials . Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rept. 41:17–19.First report of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus infecting melon in the New World . Plant Dis. 103:778. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-08-18-1390-PDN A comprehensive genome variation map of melon identifies multiple domestication events and loci influencing agronomic traits . Nature Genetics 51, pages 1607–1615 . DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0522-8. DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0522-8 Galpaz, N., I. Gonda, D. Shem-Tov, O. Barad, G. Tzuri, S. Lev, Z. Fei, Y. Xu, N. Lombardi, L. Mao, C. Jiao, R. Harel-Beja, A. Doron-Faigenboim, O. Tzfadia, E. Bar, A. Meir, U. Saar, A. Fait, E. Halperin, M. Kenigswald, E. Fallik, G. Kol, G. Ronen, J. Burger, A. Gur, Y. Tadmor, V. Portnoy, A. Schaffer, E. Lewinsohn, J. Giovannoni, and N. Katzir. 2018. Deciphering genetic factors that determine melon fruit-quality traits using RNA-Seq-based high-resolution QTL and eQTL mapping. Plant J. DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13838
Wintermantel, W.M., L.L.J. Hladky, P. Fashing, K. Ando, and J.D. McCreight. 2019. First report of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus infecting melon in the New World . Plant Disease. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-08-18-1390-PDN
Branham, S.E., A. Levi, M. Katawczik, Z. Fei, W.P. Wechter. 2018. Construction of a genome-anchored, high-density genetic map for melon (Cucumis melo L.) and identification of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis race 1 resistance QTL . Theor Appl Genetics 131:829-837. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-3039-5
Daley, J., S. Branham, A. Levi, R. Hassell, and P. Wechter. 2017. Mapping resistance to Alternaria cucumerina in Cucumis melo . Phytopathology 107:427-432. DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-06-16-0246-R.
McCreight, J.D., W.M. Wintermantel, and E.T. Natwick. 2017. Host plant resistance in melon to sweetpotato whitefly in California and Arizona . Acta Hort. 1151:237–244. DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1151.37 .
McCreight, J.D., W.M. Wintermantel, E.T. Natwick, J.W. Sinclair, K.M. Crosby, and M.L. Gómez-Guillamón. 2017. Recessive resistance to Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus in melon TGR 1551 . Acta Hort. 1151:101–107. DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1151.17
Rabelo, H.d.O., L.d.S. Santos, G.M.M. Diniz, M.V. Marin, L.T. Braz, and J.D. McCreight. 2017. Cucurbits powdery mildew race identity and reaction of melon genotypes . Pesq. Agropec. Trop., Goiânia 47:440–447. DOI: 10.1590/1983-40632017v4749537
Wintermantel, W.M., R.L. Gilbertson, E.T. Natwick, and J.D. McCreight. 2017. Emergence and epidemiology of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus in the American Desert Southwest, and development of host plant resistance in melon . Virus Res. 241:213-219. DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.06.004
Nimmakayala, P., Y. Tomason, V.L. Abburi, A. Alvarado, T. Saminathan, V.G. Vajja, G. Salazar, G. Panicker, A. Levi, W.P. Wechter, J.D. McCreight, A. Korol, Y. Ronin, J. Garcia-Mas, and U.K. Reddy. 2016. Genome-Wide Differentiation of Various Melon Horticultural Groups for Use in GWAS for Fruit Firmness and Construction of a High Resolution Genetic Map . Frontiers in Plant Science 22 September 2016. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01437 .
Sabanadzovic, S., R. Valverde, J.D. McCreight, W.M. Wintermantel, and N. Aboughanem-Sabanadzovic. 2016. Cucumis melo endornavirus: Genome organization, host range and co-divergence with the host10.1016/j.virusres.2016.01.001 .
Pumpkin and Squash – Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, Pathology Publications
Inheritance of resistance to cucurbit powdery mildew in bitter gourd HortScience 54:1013–1016. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI13906-19 Krasnow, C.S., R. Hammerschmidt, and M.K. Hausbeck. 2017. Characteristics of resistance to Phytophthora root and crown rot in Cucurbita pepo L . Plant Disease 101:659-665. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-06-16-0867-RE .
Holdsworth, W.L., K.E. LaPlant, D.C. Bell, M.M. Jahn, and M. Mazourek. 2016. Cultivar-Based Introgression Mapping Reveals Wild-Species Derived Pm-0 The Major Powdery Mildew Resistance Locus in Squash . PLOS ONE. e0167715. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167715
Krasnow, C.S., and M.K. Hausbeck. 2016. Evaluation of winter squash and pumpkin cultivars for age-related resistance to Phytophthora capsici fruit rot . HortScience 51:1251-1255. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI11173-16
Zhang, G., Y. Ren, H. Sun, S. Guo, F. Zhang, J. Zhang, H. Zhang, Z. Jia, Z. Fei, Y. Xu, and H. Li. 2015. A high-density genetic map for anchoring genome sequences and identifying QTLs associated with dwarf vine in pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima Duch.) . BMC Genomics 16:1101. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2312-8
Watermelon – Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, Pathology Publications
QTL mapping of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum race 2 and Papaya ringspot virus in Citrullus amarus . Theoretical and Applied Genetics. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03500-3 .QTL Mapping Identifies Novel Source of Resistance to Fusarium Wilt Race 1 in Citrullus amarus . Plant Disease 103:984-989. APS Publications: Published Online:11 Mar 2019. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-09-18-1677-RE QTL mapping of resistance to bacterial fruit blotch in Citrullus amarus . Theoretical and Applied Genetics. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03292-6 Screening for resistance to Zucchini yellow mosaic virus in the watermelon germplasm . HortScience 54: 206-211. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI13325-18 .A. Levi , X. Zhang, S. Huang, Z. Fei, W. Liu, Y. Xu. 2019. Resequencing of 414 cultivated and wild watermelon accessions identifies selection for fruit quality traits . Nature Genetics. DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0518-4 Utilizing genetic resources and precision agriculture to enhance resistance to biotic and abiotic stress in watermelon . Notulae Scientia Biologicae. 10: 2067-3205. DOI: 10.15835/nsb10110242 NMR analysis reveals a wealth of metabolites in root-knot nematode resistant roots of Citrullus amarus watermelon plants . Journal of Nematology. 50:1-15. https://doi.org. 10.21307/jofnem-2018-030.Relative susceptibility of commercial watermelon varieties to powdery mildew . Crop Protection 125:104910. DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2019.104910 . 2019. Citrullus ecirrhosus: Wild source of resistance against Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) for cultivated watermelon. Journal of Economic Entomology DOI: 10.1093/jee/toz069 Understanding the transmissibility of cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in watermelon seeds and seed health assays . Plant Disease. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-10-18-1787-RE Ortiz, V. Abburi, P. Nimmakayala, S. Branham, P. Wechter, L. Massey, K. Ling, S. Kousik, S. Hammar, Y. Tadmor, V. Portnoy, G. Vitaly, K. Amit; N. Katzir, N. Guner, Nihat; A. Davis, A. Hernandez, C. Wright, C. McGregor, R. Jarret, X. Zhang, Y. Xu, T. Wehner, R. Grumet, A. Levi, and Z. Fei . 2019. Genome of ‘Charleston Gray’, the principal American watermelon cultivar, and genetic characterization of 1,365 accessions in the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System watermelon collection . Plant Biotechnology Journal 17. DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13136 Branham, S.E., W.P. Wechter, S. Lambel, L. Massey, M. Ma, J. Fuave, M.W. Farnham, and A. Levi. 2018. QTL-seq and marker development for resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum race 1 in cultivated watermelon. Molec Breed 38:139. DOI: 10.1007/s11032-018-0896-9
Fall, L.A., J. Clevenger, C. McGregor. 2018. Assay development and marker validation for marker assisted selection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum race 1 in watermelon . Molec Breed 38:130. DOI: 10.1007/s11032-018-0890-2
Guner, N., Z. Pesic-VanEsbroeck, L.A. Rivera-Burgos, and T.C. Wehner. 2018. Inheritance of resistance to Papaya ringspot virus-watermelon strain in watermelon. HortScience 53(5): 1-4. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI12944-18
Guner, N., L.A. Rivera-Burgos, and T.C. Wehner. 2018. Inheritance of resistance to Zucchini yellow mosaic virus in watermelon. HortScience 53: 1115-1118. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI13169-18
Kousik, C.S., J. Ikerd, M. Manda, S. Adkins, W.W. Turechek. 2018. Watermelon germplasm lines USVL608-PMR, USVL255-PMR, USVL313-PMR, and USVL585-PMR with broad resistance to powdery mildew . HortScience 53:1212-1217. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI12979-18
Ren, Y., S. Guo, J. Zhang, H. He, H. Sun, S. Tian, G. Gong, H. Zhang, A. Levi, Y. Tadmor, and Y. Xu. 2017. A tonoplast sugar transporter underlies a sugar accumulation QTL in watermelon. Plant Physiology DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.01290
Rivera, L., T. Wehner, N. Guner and Z. Pesic-VanEsbroeck. 2019. Screening for resistance to zucchini yellow mosaic virus in the watermelon germplasm. HortScience 54(2):206-211 DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI13325-18
Sui, X., R. Li, M. Shamimuzzaman, Z. Wu, and K.S. Ling. 2019. Understanding the transmissibility of cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in watermelon seeds and seed health assays . Plant Disease. DOI: 10.1094/pdis-10-18-1787-re
Wehner, T.C., R.P. Naegele and P. Perkins-Veazie. 2017. Heritability and genetic variance components associated with citrulline, arginine, and lycopene content in diverse watermelon cultigens . HortScience 52: 936-940. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI11255-16
Kousik, C.S., J.L. Ikerd, and W. Turechek. 2018. Development of Phytophthora fruit rot caused by Phytophthora capsici on resistant and susceptible watermelon fruit of different ages . Plant Disease 102:370-374. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-06-17-0898-RE
Kousik, C.S. , M.K. Mandal, and R. Hassell. 2018. Powdery mildew resistant rootstocks that impart tolerance to grafted susceptible watermelon scion seedlings . Plant Disease. Plant Disease. 102:1290-1298. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-09-17-1384-RE
Saminathan T., M. García , B. Ghimire, C. Lopez, A. Bodunrin, P. Nimmakayala, V.L. Abburi, A. Levi, N. Balagurusamy, U.K. Reddy. 2018. Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses of diverse watermelon cultivars reveal the role of fruit associated microbiome in carbohydrate metabolism and ripening of mature fruits . Front Plant Sci . 9:4. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00004
Branham, S., L. Vexler, A. Meir, G. Tzuri, Z. Frieman, A. Levi, W.P. Wechter, Y. Tadmor and A. Gur. 2017. Genetic mapping of a major codominant QTL associated with β-carotene accumulation in watermelon . Mol. Breeding DOI: 10.1007/s11032-017-0747-0
Gusmini, G., L.A. Rivera-Burgos and T.C. Wehner. 2017. Inheritance of resistance to gummy stem blight in watermelon . HortScience 52: 1477-1482. DOI: 10.21273/JASHS03834-16
Kousik, C.S. , P. Ji, D. Egel, and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2017. Fungicide rotation schemes for managing Phytophthora fruit rot of watermelon across Southeastern United States . Plant Health Progress 18: 28-34. DOI: 10.1094/PHP-RS-16-0059
Levi, A. and K. Ling. USVL-380, a Zucchini yellow mosaic virus-resistant watermelon breeding line . 2017. HortScience 52:1448–1450. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI12292-17
Levi, A., A.M. Simmons, L. Massey, J. Coffey, W.P. Wechter, R.L. Jarret, Y. Tadmor, P. Nimmakayala, and U.K. Reddy. 2017. Genetic diversity in the desert watermelon Citrullus colocynthis and its relationship with Citrullus species as determined by high-frequency oligonucleotides-targeting active gene markers . J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 142(1):47–56. DOI: 10.21273/JASHS03834-16
Branham, S.E., A. Levi, M.W. Farnham, and W.P. Wechter. 2016. A GBS‑SNP‑based linkage map and quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Niveum race 2 identified in Citrullus lanatus var. citroides . Theor Appl Genet. 10.1007/s00122-016-2813-0
Kousik, C. S., J. Brusca, and W. W. Turechek. 2016. Diseases and disease management strategies take top research priority in the Watermelon Research and Development Group members survey (2014 to 2015) . Plant Health Progress. 17:53-58. DOI: 10.1094/PHP-S-15-0047
Levi, A., J. Coffey, L.M. Massey, N. Guner, E. Oren, Y. Tadmor, and K.S. Ling. 2016. Resistance to papaya ringspot virus-watermelon strain (PRSV-W) in the desert watermelon Citrullus colocynthis . HortScience 51:4–7. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.51.1.4
Levi, A., R.K. Harris-Shultz, and K.S. Ling. 2016. USVL-370, a Zucchini yellow mosaic virus–resistant Watermelon Breeding Line . HortScience 51:107–109. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI12292-17
Meru, G. and C. McGregor. 2016. Genotyping by sequencing for SNP discovery and genetic mapping of resistance to race 1 of Fusarium oxysporum in watermelon . Scientia Horticulturae 209: 31-40. DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2016.06.005
Natwick, E., M.I. Lopez, W.M. Wintermantel, J.D. McCreight, O. Batuman, and R.L. Gilbertson. 2016. Watermelon whitefly insecticide efficacy trial, 2015 . Arthropod Management Tests 41 (1): tsw088 DOI: 10.1093/amt/tsw088
Niu, X., X. Zhao, K. Ling, A. Levi, Y. Sun, and M. Fan. 2016. The FonSIX6 gene acts as an avirulence effector in the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum – watermelon pathosystem . Nature Scientific Reports 6:28146. DOI: 10.1038/srep28146
Thies, J.A., J.J. Ariss, C.S. Kousik, R.L. Hassell, and A. Levi. 2016. Resistance to Southern Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita ) in Wild Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides ) Populations . Journal of Nematology 48:14–19.
Wechter, W.P., M.M. McMillan, M.W. Farnham, and A. Levi. 2016. Watermelon germplasm lines USVL246-FR2 and USVL252-FR2 tolerant to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum race 2. HortScience 51:1065-1067. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.51.8.1065
Cucurbit Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics
Dia, M., T.C. Wehner, and C. Arellano. 2017. RGxE: An R program for genotype x environment interaction analysis. Amer. J. Plant Sci. 8: 1672-1698. DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2017.87116
Kousik, C.S., J.L. Ikerd, M.K. Mandal, S. Adkins, C.G. Webster, and W.W. Turechek. 2018. Powdery mildew-resistant bottle gourd germplasm lines: USVL351-PMR and USVL482-PMR . HortScience 53(8):1224-1227. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI13067-18
Mansfeld, B.N., and R. Grumet. 2018. QTLseqr: An R package for bulk segregant analysis with next generation sequencing. The Plant Genome. DOI: 10.3835/plantgenome2018.01.0006
Zheng,Y., S. Wu, Y. Bai, H. Sun, C. Jiao, S. Guo, K. Zhao, J. Blanca, Z. Zhang, S. Huang, Y. Xu, Y. Weng, M. Mazourek, U.K. R., K. Ando, J.D. McCreight, A.A. Schaffer, J. Burger, Y. Tadmor, N. Katzir, X. Tang, Y. Liu, J.J. Giovannoni, K. Ling, W.P. Wechter, A. Levi, J. Garcia-Mas, R. Grumet, and Z. Fei. 2018. Cucurbit Genomics Database (CuGenDB): a central portal for comparative and functional genomics of cucurbit crops . Nucleic Acids Research , Volume 47, Issue D1, 8 January 2019, Pages D1128–D1136. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky944
Dhillon, N.P.S., S. Sanguansil, S. Srimat, R. Schafleitner, B. Manjunath, P. Agarwal, Q. Xiang, M.A.T. Masud, T. Myint, N.T. Hanh, T.K. Cuong, C.H. Balatero, V. Salutan-Bautista, M. Pitrat, A. Lebeda, and J.D. McCreight. 2018. Cucurbit powdery mildew-resistant bitter gourd breeding lines reveal four races of Podosphaera xanthii in Asia . HortScience 53:337–341. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI12545-17
Cutulle, M.A., H. Harrison, C.S. Kousik, P. Wadl, and A. Levi. 2017. Bottle gourd genotypes vary in clomazone tolerance . HortScience 52:1687–1691. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI12201-17
Dhillon, N.P.S., S. Phethin, S. Sanguansil, and J.D. McCreight. 2017. Early staminate flowering monoecious lines have potential as pollenizers for gynoecious hybrid bitter gourd cultivars . Pak. J. Agri. Sci. 54:27–33. DOI: 10.21162/PAKJAS/17.4354
Sun, H., S. Wu, G. Zhang, C. Jiao, S. Guo, Y. Ren, J. Zhang, H. Zhang, G. Gong, Z. Jia, F. Zhang, J. Tian, W.J. Lucas, J.J. Doyle, H. Li, Z. Fei, Y. Xu. 2017. Karyotype stability and unbiased fractionation in the paleo-allotetraploid Cucurbita genomes . Molecular Plant, DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.09.003
Wu, S., M. Shamimuzzaman, H. Sun, J. Salse, X. Sui, A. Wilder, Z. Wu, A. Levi, Y. Xu, K-S. Ling, and Z. Fei. 2017. The bottle gourd genome provides insights into Cucurbitaceae evolution and facilitates mapping of a Papaya ringspot virus resistance locus . Plant Journal 92(5):963-975. DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13722
Dhillon, N.P.S., S. Sanguansil, R. Schafleitner, Y.-W. Wang, and J.D. McCreight. 2016. Diversity among a wide Asian Collection of bitter gourd landraces and their genetic relationships with commercial hybrid cultivars . J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 141:475–484. DOI: 10.21273/JASHS03748-16 .
Kousik, C. S., J. Ikerd, and M. Mandal. 2016. First report of fruit rot of ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula ) caused by Sclerotium rolfsii . Plant Health Progress. 17:13-14. [PDF ] DOI: 10.1094/PHP-BR-15-0048 .
Cucurbit Pathology Publications
Response of Pseudoperonospora cubensis to preventative fungicide applications varies by state and year . Plant Health Progress. DOI: 10.1094/PHP-04-19-0028-RS Cucurbit rootstocks resistant to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. niveum remain resistant when co-infected by Meloidogyne incognita in the field . Plant Disease. 103:1383-1390.First report of Cucurbit leaf crumple virus infecting three cucurbit crops in South Carolina . Plant Health Progress 19:322-323. DOI: 10.1094/PHP-07-18-0039-BR Crandall S.G., A. Rahman, L.M. Quesada-Ocampo, F.N. Martin, G.J. Bilodeau, and T.D. Miles. 2018. Advances in diagnostics of downy mildews: lessons learned from other oomycetes and future challenges. Plant Disease 102: 265-275. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-09-17-1455-FE . Keinath, A.P., K.S. Ling, S. Adkins, D.K. Hasegawa, A.M. Simmons, S. Hoak, H.C. Mellinger, and C.S. Kousik. 2018. First report of Cucurbit leaf crumple virus infecting three cucurbit crops in South Carolina . Plant Health Progress 19:322-323. DOI: 10.1094/PHP-07-18-0039-BR
Keinath, A.P., G. Rennberger, and C.S. Kousik. 2018. First report of resistance to boscalid in Podosphaera xanthii, cucurbit powdery mildew, in South Carolina . Plant Health Progress 19:220-221. DOI: 10.1094/PHP-03-18-0009-BR
Lebeda, A., E. Křístková, B. Sedláková, J.D. McCreight, and E. Kosman. 2018. Virulence variation of cucurbit powdery mildews in the Czech Republic – population approach . European J. Plant Pathol. DOI: 10.1007/s10658-018-1476-x
Parada-Rojas C.H. and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2018. Analysis of microsatellites from transcriptome sequences of Phytophthora capsici and applications for population studies. Scientific Reports 8: 5194. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23438-8 . Rahman A., T. D. Miles, F. N. Martin, and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2017. Molecular approaches for development of biosurveillance tools for the cucurbit downy mildew pathogen Pseudoperonospora cubensis . Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 39: 282-296. DOI: 10.1080/07060661.2017.1357661 Thomas, A., I. Carbone, K. Choe, L. M. Quesada-Ocampo , and P. Ojiambo. 2017. Resurgence of cucurbit downy mildew in the United States: Insights from comparative genomic analysis of Pseudoperonospora cubensis . Ecology and Evolution 7: 6231-6246. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3194 Wallace E. and Quesada-Ocampo L. M. 2017. Analysis of microsatellites from the transcriptome of downy mildew pathogens and their application for characterization of Pseudoperonospora populations. PeerJ 5: e3266. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3266 Carlson, M.O., E. Gazave, M.A. Gore, and C.D. Smart. 2017. Temporal genetic dynamics of an experimental, biparental field population of Phytophthora capsici . Frontiers in Genetics 8:26. DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2017.00026
Parada-Rojas, C. H., and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2017. Population structure of the oomycete soilborne pathogen Phytophthora capsici in North Carolina. Phytopathology.
Rahman A., Wallace E., Crouch J., Martin F., and L. M.Quesada-Ocampo. 2017. Unravelling historical shifts in Pseudoperonospora cubensis populations in the U.S. that resulted in the 2004 cucurbit downy mildew epidemic . Phytopathology.
Rennberger, G., Kousik, C.S., and Keinath, A.P. 2018. First report of powdery mildew on Cucumis zambianus , Cucurbita digitata and Melothria scabra caused by Podosphaera xanthii . Plant Disease 102:246. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-06-17-0916-PDN
Tabima, J.F., S.E. Everhart, M.M. Larsen, A.J. Weisberg, Z.N. Kamvar, M.A. Tancos, C.D. Smart, J.H. Chang, and N.J. Grünwald. 2017. Microbe-ID: An open source toolbox for microbial genotyping and species identification . PeerJ 4:e2279; DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2279
Webster, C.G., W.W. Turechek, W. Li, C.S. Kousik, and S. Adkins. 2017. Development and evaluation of ELISA and qRT-PCR for identification of Squash vein yellowing virus in cucurbits . Plant Disease 101:178-185. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-06-16-0872-RE
Lebeda, A., E. Křístková, B. Sedláková, J.D. McCreight, and M.D. Coffey. 2016. Cucurbit powdery mildews: methodology for objective determination and denomination of races . European Journal of Plant Pathology 144:399–410. DOI: 10.1007/s10658-015-0776-7
Naegele, R. P., L.M. Quesada-Ocampo, J.D. Kurjan, C. Saude, and M.K. Hausbeck. 2016. Regional and temporal population structure of Pseudoperonospora cubensis in Michigan and Ontario . Phytopathology 106: 372-379. [PDF] DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-02-15-0043-R
Wallace, E., Y.J. Choi., M. Thines, and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2016. First report of Plasmopara aff. australis on Luffa cylindrica in the United States . Plant Disease 100: 537. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-06-15-0684-PDN.
Withers, S., E. Gongora-Castillo, D. Gent, A. Thomas, P. Ojiambo, and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2016. Using next-generation sequencing to develop molecular diagnostics for Pseudoperonospora cubensis , the cucurbit downy mildew pathogen . Phytopathology 106: 1105-1116. DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-10-15-0260-FI
Cohen, Y., K.M. VandenLangenberg, T.C. Wehner, P.S. Ojiambo, M. Hausbeck, L.M. Quesada-Ocampo, A. Lebeda, H. Sierotzki, and U. Gisi. 2015. Resurgence of Pseudoperonospora cubensis : the causal agent of cucurbit downy mildew . Phytophathology 105: 998-1012. DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-11-14-0334-FI
Summers, C.F., C.M. Gulliford, C.H. Carlson, J.A. Lillis, M.O. Carlson, L. Cadle-Davidson, D.H. Gent, and C.D. Smart. 2015. Identification of genetic variation between obligate plant pathogens Pseudoperonospora cubensis and P. humuli using RNA sequencing and genotyping-by-sequencing . PLoS ONE 10(11): eD143665. DOI: 1D.1371/journal.pone.D143665
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Wintermantel, W.M., R.L. Gilbertson, J.D. McCreight, and E.T. Natwick. 2015. Host-specific relationship between virus Titer and Whitefly Transmission of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus . Plant Disease 100: 92-98.
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Books
Quesada-Ocampo, L.M., T.C. Wehner, and J.E. Staub. 2017. Moisture stress (p. 187-188). In: A.P. Keinath, W.M. Wintermantel and T.A. Zitter (eds.). Compendium of cucurbit diseases and pests, second edition. APS Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Quesada-Ocampo, L.M., T.C. Wehner, and J.E. Staub. 2017. Temperature stress (p. 188-189). In: A.P. Keinath, W.M. Wintermantel and T.A. Zitter (eds.). Compendium of cucurbit diseases and pests, second edition. APS Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Wehner, T.C. 2017. Bitter fruit (p. 185). In: A.P. Keinath, W. M. Wintermantel and T. A. Zitter (eds.). Compendium of cucurbit diseases and pests, second edition. APS Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Wehner, T.C. 2017. Pollination problems (p. 188). In: A.P. Keinath, W. M. Wintermantel and T. A. Zitter (eds.). Compendium of cucurbit diseases and pests, second edition. APS Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Wehner, T.C. and R.P. Naegele. 2019. Advances in breeding of cucumber and watermelon (p. 188). Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 225 p.
Wehner, T.C., R. Naegele, J. Myers, K. Crosby, and N.P.S. Dhillon. 2019. Cucurbits. CAB International, New York, NY, 225 p.
Adkins, S.T., and C.S. Kousik. 2017. Cucumber vein yellowing virus (p. 143-144). In: A.P. Keinath, W.M. Wintermantel and T.A. Zitter (eds.). Compendium of cucurbit diseases and pests, second edition. APS Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Adkins, S.T., W. Turechek, P.D. Roberts, S.E. Webb, C.A. Baker, and C.S. Kousik. 2017. Squash vein yellowing virus. (p. 149-151). In: A.P. Keinath, W.M. Wintermantel and T.A. Zitter (eds.). Compendium of cucurbit diseases and pests, second edition. APS Press, St. Paul, Minn. Hausbeck, M.K. and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2017. Phytophthora crown and root rot (p. 43-45). In: A.P. Keinath, W.M. Wintermantel and T.A. Zitter (eds.). Compendium of cucurbit diseases and pests, second edition. APS Press, St. Paul, Minn.
McCreight, J.D. 2017. Botany and culture (p. 1-9). In: A.P. Keinath, W.M. Wintermantel and T.A. Zitter (eds.). Compendium of cucurbit diseases and pests, second edition. APS Press, St. Paul, Minn. McCreight, J.D. and A.P. Keinath. 2017. Crown blight of melons and crown decline of watermelon (p. 185–186). In: A.P. Keinath, W.M. Wintermantel and T.A. Zitter (eds.). Compendium of cucurbit diseases and pests, second edition. APS Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Schultheis, J.R. 2017. Cultural production (p. 11-16). In: A.P. Keinath, W.M. Wintermantel and T.A. Zitter (eds.). Compendium of cucurbit diseases and pests, second edition. APS Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Grumet, R., N. Katzir, and J. Garcia-Mas. 2017. Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models. Vol. 20 Springer International Publishing. ISBN978-3-319-49330-5. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-49332-9
Bai, Y., Z. Zhang, and Z. Fei. 2016. Databases and Bioinformatics for Cucurbit Species. In: Grumet R., Katzir N., Garcia-Mas J. (eds) Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 20. Springer, Cham DOI: 10.1007/7397_2016_27
Dhillon, N.P.S., S. Sanguansil, S.P. Singh, M.A.T. Masud, P. Kumar, L.K. Bharathi, H. Yetisir, R. Huang, D.X. Canh, and J.D. McCreight. 2016. Gourds: Bitter, bottle, wax, snake, sponge and ridge. Chapter 7. DOI: 10.1007/7397_2016_24
Grumet, R. and M. Colle. 2016. Genomic Analysis of Cucurbit Fruit Growth. In: Grumet R., Katzir N., Garcia-Mas J. eds. Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 20. Springer, Cham DOI: 10.1007/7397_2016_4
Grumet, R., J. Garcia-Mas, and N. Katzir. 2017. Cucurbit Genetics and Genomics: A Look to the Future. In: Grumet R., Katzir N., Garcia-Mas J. eds. Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 20. Springer, Cham DOI: 10.1007/7397_2017_1
Levi, A., R. Jarret, S. Kousi., P. Wechter, P. Nimmakayala, and U.K. Reddy. 2017. Genetic Resources of Watermelon. In: Grumet R., Katzir N., Garcia-Mas J. (eds. Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 20. Springer, Cham DOI: 10.1007/7397_2016_34
McCreight, J.D. 2016. Cultivation and Uses of Cucurbits. In: Grumet R., Katzir N., Garcia-Mas J. (eds. Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 20. Springer, Cham DOI: 10.1007/7397_2016_2
Naegele, R.P. and T.C. Wehner. 2016. Genetic Resources of Cucumber. In: Grumet R., Katzir N., Garcia-Mas J. (eds. Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 20. Springer, Cham DOI: 10.1007/7397_2016_15
Nimmakayala P., T. Saminathan, V. L. Abburi, L. K. Yadav, Y. Tomason, A. Levi, Y. Weng, and U. K. Reddy. 2017. Comparative Genomics of the Cucurbitaceae. In: Grumet R., Katzir N., Garcia-Mas J. (eds.) Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 20. Springer, Cham DOI: 10.1007/7397_2016_2
Weng Y., 2016. The Cucumber Genome. In: Grumet R., Katzir N., Garcia-Mas J. (eds) Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 20. Springer, Cham DOI 10.1007/7397_2016_6
Cucurbit Production
Bertucci, M.B., K.M. Jenning, D.W. Monks, J.R. Schultheis, P. Perkins-Veazie, F.J. Louws, and D.L. Jordan. 2018. Early season growth, yield and fruit quality of standard and mini watermelon grafted onto several commercially available cucurbit rootstocks . HortTechnology 28(4):459-469. DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH04051-18
Bertucci, M.B., D.H. Suchoff, K.M. Jennings, D.W. Monks, C.C. Gunter, J.R. Schultheis, and F.J. Louws. 2018. Comparison of root system morphology of cucurbit rootstocks for use in watermelon grafting. HortTechnology. 28(5):629-636. DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH04098-18
Weng Y., Wehner, T. C. 2017. Cucumber Gene Catalog 2017. Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative 2017 issues 34-35
Palma, M.A., L.A. Ribera, and R.D. Knutson. 2016. “The Era of the Functional Consumer.” Journal of Food Products Marketing. 2:5, 555-570. DOI: 10.1080/10454446.2015.1121425
Ribera, L.A. 2016. “Theme Overview: Producer Impacts of the Food Safety Modernization Act.” Choices Magazine. Quarter 1.
Ribera, L.A., F. Yamazaki, M. Paggi, and J. Seale Jr. 2016. “The Food Safety Modernization Act and Production of Specialty Crops.” Choices Magazine. Quarter 1.
Schultheis, J.R., A.C. Thornton, and W. B. Thompson. 2016. Evaluating pickling cucumber plant populations to maximize yield for once-over mechanical harvest in the southeastern United States . Acta Horticulturae . (ISHS ) 1123:69-78. DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1123.10
Schultheis, J.R. and K.D. Starke. 2018. Standard size watermelon cultivar yield and quality results, North Carolina, 2017. HortScience 53(9):S502 (abstr.).
Starke, K.D. and J.R. Schultheis. 2018. Mini watermelon cultivar yield and quality results, North Carolina, 2017. HortScience 53 (9):S502 (abstr.).
Trandel, M., P. Perkins-Veazie, and J. Schultheis. 2018. Tissue firmness and hollow heart development in 2012, 2013, and 2014 triploid watermelon variety trials.
Trandel, M.A., P. Perkins-Veazie, J. Schultheis, C. Gunter, and E. Johannes. 2018. Hollow heart formation in grafted and nongrafted watermelons. HortScience 53(9):S503 (abstr.).Cucurbitaceae 2018.
Wechter, P., R. Hassell and A. Levi. 2018. Plant variety protection (PVP) for ‘Carolina Strongback’ a watermelon rootstock with resistance to Fusarium wilt and root-knot nematodes. USDA ARS Research Project #432455
Sheng, Y.S., Y.P. Pan, Y.H. Li, L.M. Yang, and Y. Weng. 2019. Quantitative trait loci for fruit size and flowering time-related traits under domestication and diversifying selection in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Plant Breeding, DOI: 10.1111/pbr.12754