Research Publications

Cucumber – Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, & Pathology
Melon – Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, & Pathology
Pumpkin and Squash – Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, & Pathology
Watermelon – Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, & Pathology
Cucurbits – Breeding, Genetics, & Genomics
Cucurbits Pathology
Cucurbits Production
Books

Cucumber – Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, Pathology Publications

Li Z., Y.H. Han, H.H. Niu, Y.H. Wang, B. Jiang, and Y. Weng. 2020. Gynoecy instability in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is due to unequal crossover at the copy number variation-dependent femaleness (F) locus. Horticulture Research 7: 32. DOI: 10.1038/s41438-020-0251-2
Mansfeld B.N., M. Colle, C. Zhang, Y.C. Lin, R. Grumet. 2020. Developmentally regulated activation of defense allows for rapid inhibition of infection in age-related resistance to Phytophthora capsici in cucumber fruit. BMC Genomics 21:628. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07040-9
Pan, Y.P., C. Wen, Y.H. Han, Y.H. Wang, Y.H. Li, S. Li, X.M. Cheng, and Y. Weng. 2020. QTL for horticulturally important traits associated with pleiotropic andromonoecy and carpel number loci, and a paracentric inversion in cucumber. Theor Appl Genet. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03596-y

Wang, Y.H., K.L. Bo, X.F. Gu, J.S. Pan, Y.H. Li, J.F. Chen, C.L. Wen, Z.H. Ren, H.Z. Ren, X.H. Chen, R. Grumet, and Y. Weng. 2019. Molecularly tagged genes and quantitative trait loci in cucumber with recommendations for QTL nomenclature. Horticulture Research 7: 3. DOI: 10.1038/s41438-019-0226-3.

Rett-Cadman, S., M. Colle, B. Mansfeld., C.S. Barry, Y.H. Wang, Y. Weng, L. Gao, Z. Fei, and R. Grumet. 2019. QTL and transcriptomic analyses implicate cuticle transcription factor SHINE as a source of natural variation for epidermal traits in cucumber fruit. Front Plant Sci. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01536
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
Wang, Y.H., K.L. Bo, X.F. Gu, J.S. Pan, Y.H. Li, J.F. Chen, C.L. Wen, Z.H. Ren, H.Z. Ren, X.H. Chen, R. Grumet, and Y. Weng. 2019. Molecularly tagged genes and quantitative trait loci in cucumber with recommendations for QTL nomenclature. Horticulture Research 7: 3. DOI: 10.1038/s41438-019-0226-3
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, and Y. Weng. 2019. 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 221:415-430.
DOI: 10.1111/nph.15353
Weng, Y., 2019. Molecular breeding research in USDA-ARS cucumber improvement program – past, present and future. Journal Tianjin Agricultural Research 25(6) 6-18.
Zhao, J.Y., L. Jiang, G. Che, Y.P. Pan, Y.Q. Li, Y. Hou, W.S. Zhao, Y.T. Zhong, L. Ding, S.S. Yan,C.Z. Sun, R.Y. Liu, L.Y.Yan, T.Wu, X.X. Li, Y. Weng, and X.L. Zhao. 2019. A functional allele of CsFUL1 regulates fruit length through repressing CsSUP and inhibiting auxin transport in cucumber. Plant Cell. DOI: 10.1105/tpc.18.00905: CORRECTION Published June 2020. DOI: 10.1105/tpc.20.00150

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
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 Research. 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
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

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
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
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.
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
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

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

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

Branham, S.E., J. Daley, A. Levi, R. Hassell, W.P. Wechter. 2020. QTL mapping and marker development for tolerance to sulfur phytotoxicity in melon (Cucumis melo). Frontiers in Plant Science. 11:1097. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01097
Tamang, P., W.M. Wintermantel, and J.D. McCreight. 2019. Suppression of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus accumulation in melon breeding line MR-1 under natural infection in Imperial Valley, California. Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Rpt. 42:26–30.

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. 103:778. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-08-18-1390-PDN
Zhao, G., Q. Lian, Z. Zhang, Q. Fu, Y. He, S. Ma, V. Ruggieri, A.J. Monforte, P. Wang, I. Julca, H. Wang, J. Liu, Y. Xu, R. Wang, J. Ji, Z. Xu, W. Kong, Y. Zhong, J. Shang, L. Pereira, J. Argyris, J. Zhang, C. Mayobre, M. Pujol, E. Oren, D. Ou, J. Wang, D. Sun, S. Zhao, Y. Zhu, N. Li, N. Katzir, A. Gur, C. Dogimont, H. Schaefer, W. Fan, A. Bendahmane, Z. Fei, M. Pitrat, T. Gabaldón, T. Lin, J. Garcia-Mas, Y. Xu, S. Huang. 2019. 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

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
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 host. Virus Research 214:49–58. DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2016.01.001.

Pumpkin and Squash – Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, Pathology Publications

Brzozowski, L. J., , M.A. Gore, A.A. Agrawal, M. Mazourek. 2020. Divergence of defensive cucurbitacins in independent Cucurbita pepo domestication events leads to differences in specialist herbivore preference. Plant Cell Env. DOI: 10.1111/pce.13844
Garcia-Lozano, M., S.K. Dutta, P. Natarajan, Y.R. Tomason, C. Lopez, R. Katam, A. Levi, P. Nimmakayala, U.K. Reddy. 2020. Transcriptome changes in reciprocal grafts involving watermelon and bottle gourd reveal molecular mechanisms involved in increase of the fruit size, rind toughness and soluble solids. Plant Molecular Biology 102: 213-223. DOI: 10.1007/s11103-019-00942-7
Jeon, S., C.S. Krasnow, G.D. Bhalsod, B.R. Harlan, M.K. Hausbeck, S.I. Safferman, and W. Zhang. 2020. Control of Phytophthora capsici diseases in greenhouse squash by fast-flow filtration. Acta Horticulturae 1296: 32. DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1296.32
LaPlant, K.E., G. Vogel, E. Reeves, C.D. Smart, and M. Mazourek. 2020. Performance and resistance to Phytophthora crown and root rot in Cucurbita pepo lines. HortTechnology 30:608-618 DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH04636-20
Ma L., Q. Wang, J. Mu, A. Fu, C. Wen, X. Zhao, L. Gao, J. Li, K. Shi, Y. Wang, X. Zhang, X. Zhang, Z. Fei, D. Grierson, J. Zuo. 2020. The genome and transcriptome analysis of snake gourd provide insights into its evolution and fruit development and ripening. Horticulture Research 7: 19. DOI: 10.1038/s41438-020-00423-9
Seda-Martínez, W., L. Wessel-Beaver, A. Linares-Ramírez and J.C.V. Rodrigues. 2021. Virus quantification, flowering, yield, and fruit quality in tropical pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) genotypes susceptible or resistant to two potyviruses. HortScience 56(2): [in print]. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI15525-20.

Alzohairy, S.A., R. Hammerschmidt, and M.K. Hausbeck. 2019. Changes in winter squash fruit exocarp structure associated with age-related resistance to Phytophthora capsici. Phytopathology 110:447-455. DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-04-19-0128-R
Dhillon, N.P.S., S. Sanguansil , S. Srimat, S. Laenoi, R. Schafleitner, and J.D. McCreight. 2019. Inheritance of resistance to cucurbit powdery mildew in bitter gourd. HortScience 54:1013–1016. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI13906-19
Miranda-Vélez, M., L. Wessel-Beaver and J.C.V. Rodrigues. 2019. Non-transmission of ZYMV and PRSV through resistant Cucurbita moschata genotypes ‘Nigerian Local’ and ‘Menina’. Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 42:37-39.
Peng, B., B. Kang, H. Wu, L. Liu, Z. Fei, N. Hong, and Q. Gu. 2019. Detection and genome characterization of a novel member of the genus Polerovirus from zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) in China. Arch Virol 164:2187-2191. DOI: 10.1007/s00705-019-04217-w

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

Aguado, E., A. Garcia, J. Iglesias-Moya, J. Romero, T. C. Wehner, M. L. Gomez-Guillamon, B. Pico, A. Garces-Claver, C. Martinez and M. Jamilena. 2020. Mapping a partial andromonoecy locus in Citrullus lanatus using BSA-Seq and GWAS approaches. Frontiers in Plant Science 11. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01243
Daley, J. and T. C. Wehner. 2020. Screening for bacterial fruit blotch resistance in watermelon fruit. Crop Science 60. DOI: 10.1002/csc2.20329
Gimode W., K. Bao, Z. Fei, C. McGregor. 2020. QTL associated with gummy stem blight resistance in watermelon. Theor Appl Genet. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03715-9
Gimode, W., J. Clevenger, and C. McGregor. 2020. Fine-mapping of a major quantitative trait locus Qdff3-1 controlling flowering time in watermelon. Molecular Breeding, 40(1), 12 pages. DOI: 10.1007/s11032-019-1087-z
Gimode, W., M. Lonnee, and C. McGregor. 2019. Resistance response of Citrullus genotypes to Stagonosporopsis spp. isolates causing Gummy Stem Blight. Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 42: 1-6.
Guo, S., H. Sun, Y. Xu, and Z. Fei. 2020. Citrullus lanatus (Genome of the month). Trends in Genetics 36(6):456-457. DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2020.01.010
Katuuramu, D.N., W.P. Wechter, M. Washington, M.I. Horry, M.A. Cutulle, R.L. Jarret, A. Levi. 2020. Phenotypic diversity for root traits and identification of superior germplasm for root breeding in watermelon. HortScience. 55:12-72-1279. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI15093-20 .
Kousik, C.S. and S. Adkins. 2020. Detection of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus infecting watermelon in South Carolina. Plant Health Progress. 2:133-134. DOI: 10.1094/PHP-03-20-0016-BR
Mandal, M.K., H. Suren, and, C.S. Kousik. 2020. Elucidation of resistance signaling and identification of powdery mildew resistant mapping loci (ClaPMR2) during watermelon-Podosphaera xanthii interaction using RNA-Seq and whole-genome resequencing approach. Scientific Reports 10, 14038 (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70932-z
Meru, G. and C. McGregor. 2020. Effect of various soil media on disease severity of Fusarium wilt in watermelon. American Journal of Plant Sciences , 11, 1890-1898.
Miller N., J. R. Standish, and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2020. Sensitivity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum to prothioconazole and pydiflumetofen in vitro and efficacy for Fusarium wilt management in watermelon. Plant Health Progress 21: 13-18. DOI: 10.1094/PHP-08-19-0056-RS
Ren, Y., H. Sun, M. Zong, S. Guo, Z. Ren, J. Zhao, M. Li, J. Zhang, S. Tian, J. Wang, Y. Yu, G. Gong, H. Zhang, H. He, L. Li, X. Zhang, F. Liu, Z. Fei, and Y. Xu. 2020. Localization shift of a sugar transporter contributes to phloem unloading in sweet watermelons. New Phytologist DOI: 10.1111/nph.16659
Rosa-Valentín, G., L. Wessel-Beaver and J.R.V. Rodrigues. 2020. Response of some watermelon accessions to a Puerto Rico strain of Zucchini yellow mosaic virus. HortScience 55(9):1509-1514. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI15166-20.
Trandel, M.A., P. Perkins-Veazie, and J. Schultheis. 2020. Predicting hollow heart incidence in triploid watermelon (Citrullus lanatas). HortScience. 55(12):1926-1930.DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI15361-20

Branham,S.E., W.P. Wechter, K. Ling, B. Chanda, L. Massey, G. Zhao, N. Guner, M. Bello, E. Kabelka, Z. Fei, and A. Levi. 2019. 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.
Branham, S.E., A. Levi, and W.P. Wechter. 2019. 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
Branham, S.E., A. Levi, M.L. Katawczik, and W.P. Wechter. 2019. QTL mapping of resistance to bacterial fruit blotch in Citrullus amarus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03292-6
Guner, N., Z. Pesic-VanEsbroeck, L.A. Rivera-Burgos and T.C. Wehner. 2019. Screening for resistance to Zucchini yellow mosaic virus in the watermelon germplasm. HortScience 54: 206-211. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI13325-18.
Guo, S., S. Zhao, H. Sun, X. Wang, S. Wu, T. Lin, Y. Ren, L. Gao, Y. Deng, J. Zhang, X. Lu, H. Zhang, J. Shang, G. Gong, C. Wen, N. He, S. Tian, M. Li, J. Liu, Y. Wang, Y. Zhu, R. Jarret, 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 51:1616-1623. DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0518-4
Joshi, V., S. Shinde, P. Nimmakayala, V.L. Abburi, S.B. Alaparthi, C. Lopez-Ortiz, and U.K. Reddy. 2019. Haplotype networking of GWAS hits for citrulline variation associated with the domestication of watermelon. Int J Mol Sci 20:5392. DOI: 10.3390/ijms20215392
Kousik, C.S., J.L. Ikerd, and M.K. Mandal. 2019. Relative susceptibility of commercial watermelon varieties to powdery mildew. Crop Protection 125:104910. DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2019.104910
Simmons, A.M., R.L. Jarret, C.L. Cantrell, and A. Levi. 2019. Citrullus ecirrhosus: Wild source of resistance against Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) for cultivated watermelon. Journal of Economic Entomology DOI: 10.1093/jee/toz069.
Suchoff, D.H., J.R. Schultheis, C.C. Gunter, R.L. Hassell, and F.J. Louws. 2019. DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2019.1624629
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
Simmons, A.M., R.L. Jarret, C.L. Cantrell, and A. Levi. 2019. Citrullus ecirrhosus: Wild source of resistance against Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) for cultivated watermelon. Journal of Economic Entomology DOI: 10.1093/jee/toz069
Wu, S., X. Wang, U. Reddy, H. Sun, K. Bao, L. Gao, L. Mao, T. Patel, C. 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 J 17:2246-2258. 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
Kantor, M., A. Levi. 2018. 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
Kantor, M., A. Levi, J.A. Thies, N. Guner, C. Kantor, S. Parnham, A. Boroujerdi. 2018. NMR analysis reveals a wealth of metabolites in root-knot nematode resistant roots of Citrullus amarus watermelon plants. Journal of Nematology. 50:1-15. DOI: 10.21307/jofnem-2018-030
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
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
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
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
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. 2017 Feb;130(2):319-330. Epub 2016 Nov 1. DOI: 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. DOI: 10.21307/jofnem-2017-004
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

Cucurbits Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics

Branham S.E., J. Daley, A. Levi, R. Hassell, W.P. Wechter. 2020. QTL mapping and marker development for tolerance to sulfur phytotoxicity in melon (Cucumis melo). Frontiers in Plant Science. 11:1097-1105. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01097
Branham, S.E., W.P. Wechter, K.S. Ling, B. Chanda, L. Massey, G. Zhao, N. Guner, M. Bello, E. Kabelka, Z. Fei, and A. Levi. 2020. QTL mapping of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum race 2 and Papaya ringspot virus in Citrullus amarus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133(2), pp.677-687. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03500-3
Gimode, W. 2020. Fine-mapping of a major quantitative trait locus (QTL) controlling flowering time and QTL mapping of gummy stem blight in watermelon. PhD Dissertation University of Georgia.
Grumet, R, Z. Fei, A. Levi, M. Mazourek, J.D. McCreight, J. Schultheis, Y. Weng, M. Hausbeck, S. Kousik, K.S. Ling, A. Linares-Ramirez, C. McGregor, L. Quesada-Ocampo, U. Reddy, C. Smart, P. Wechter, T. Wehner, L. Wessel-Beaver, W.M. Wintermantel. 2020. The CucCAP project: Leveraging applied genomics to improve disease resistance in cucurbit crops. Proceedings 6th International Symposium on Cucurbits. Ghent, Belgium. Eds: Bleyaert, P and M.C. V. Labeke. Ghent, Belgium. Acta Horticuluturae 1294:91-104.
Guo, S., H. Sun, Y. Xu, and Z. Fei. 2020. Citrullus lanatus. Trends in Genetics | (Genome of the Month). DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2020.01.010
Pan, Y.P., Y.H. Wang, C. McGregor, S. Liu, F.S. Luan, M.L. Gao, and Y. Weng. 2020. Genetic architecture of fruit size and shape variation in cucurbits: a comparative perspective. Theor Appl Genet 133: 1-21. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03481-3

Zhang, Z., Y. Zheng, B.K. Ham, S. Zhang, Z. Fei, and W.J. Lucas. 2019. Plant lncRNAs are enriched in and move systemically through the phloem in response to phosphate deficiency. J Integr Plant Biol 61:492-508.DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12715

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
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

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
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
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
Weng, Y., and T.C. Wehner. 2017. Cucumber Gene Catalog 2017. Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative 2017 issues 34-35
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.

Cucurbits Pathology Publications

Hausbeck, M.K., C.S. Krasnow, and S.D. Linderman. 2020. Methyl bromide alternatives for Phytophthora capsici on Michigan’s cucurbit crops. Acta Horticulturae 1270: 307-314. DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1270.37
Salcedo A., M. K. Hausbeck, S. Pigg, and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2020. Diagnostic guide for cucurbit downy mildew. Plant Health Progress 21: 166-172. DOI: 10.1094/PHP-12-19-0095-DG
Vogel, G.M.,M.A. Gore, and C.D. Smart. 2020. Genome-wide association study in New York Phytophthora capsici isolates reveals loci involved in mating type and mefenoxam sensitivity. Phytopathology. DOI: 10.1101/2020.04.01.020826
Wallace E., K. N. D’Arcangelo, and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2020. Population analyses reveal two host-adapted clades of Pseudoperonospora cubensis, the causal agent of cucurbit downy mildew, on commercial and wild cucurbits. Phytopathology 110: 15-78-1587. DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-01-20-0009-R

Keinath, A.P., S.A. Miller, and C.D. Smart. 2019. Response of Pseudoperonospora cubensis to preventative fungicide applications varies by state and year. Plant Health Progress. DOI: 10.1094/PHP-04-19-0028-RS
Keinath, A.P., W.P. Wechter, W.B. Rutter, and P.A. Agudelo. 2019. 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. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-10-18-1869-RE

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, and J.D. McCreight. 2018. Initiative for uniform cucurbit powdery mildew race determination and denomination: status of race differentials. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rept. 41:17–19.
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.
Rennberger, G., C.S. Kousik, and A.P. Keinath. 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

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 107 (12): 21.
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.
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
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
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 L. M. Quesada-Ocampo. 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
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: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143665
Summers, C.F., N. Adair, D.H. Gent, M.T. McGrath, and C.D. Smart. 2015. Pseudoperonospora cubensis and P. humuli detection using species-specific probes and high definition melt curve analysis. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 37:315-330. DOI: 10.1080/07060661.2015.1053989
Wallace, E., M. Adams., and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2015. First report of downy mildew on buffalo gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis in North Carolina. Plant Disease 99: 1861. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-03-15-0348-PDN
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. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-11-14-1119-RE

Cucurbits Production

Trandel, M.A. 2020. Cell wall polysaccharides in grafted and non-grafted ‘Liberty’ watermelon with hollow heart. North Carolina State University. PhD Dissertation, 199 pp.

Bertucci, M.B, K.M. Jennings, D.W. Monks, J.R. Schultheis, F.J. Louws, and D.L. Jordan. 2019. Interference of (Amaranthus palmeri) density in grafted and nongrafted watermelon. Weed Sci. 67(2):229-238. DOI: 10.1017/wsc.2018.77
Suchoff, D.H., J.R. Schultheis, C.C. Gunter, R.L. Hassell, and F.J. Louws. 2019. Effect of rootstock and nitrogen fertilization on growth and yield in watermelon. J. Hort. Sci. Biotech. 94(6):798-804. DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2019.1624629

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
Schultheis, J.R., and K.D. Starke. 2018. Standard size watermelon cultivar yield and quality results, North Carolina, 2017. HortScience 53(9):S502.
Starke, K.D., and J.R. Schultheis. 2018. Mini watermelon cultivar yield and quality results, North Carolina, 2017. HortScience 53 (9):S502.
Trandel, M., P. Perkins-Veazie, and J.R. Schultheis. 2018. Tissue firmness and hollow heart development in 2012, 2013, and 2014 triploid watermelon variety trials.
Trandel, M.A., P. Perkins-Veazie, J.R. 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
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

Books

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.
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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.
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