The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System maintains a melon germplasm collection from worldwide melon production areas and regions where primitive melons exist. The CucCAP team genetically characterized the collection to increase understanding of genetic diversity, phylogenetic relationships, and population structure of the collection, and to improve melon taxonomic classifications. A core collection was developed from the analysis to provide a public resource for future research and genomics-assisted breeding. Thirty-five morphological characters were evaluated in the core collection to identify genomic regions potentially related to fruit quality and other horticultural traits important in melon improvement.
McCreight Lab @ USDA-ARS
Research Leader for USDA-ARS Crop Improvement and Protection Research Program in Salinas, CA. Kaori Ando is a Research Geneticist in the Salinas Lab.
CucCAP researchers identify QTL for resistance to Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus in melon
XIIth Eucarpia Meeting on Cucurbit Genetics and Breeding
CucCAP scientist, Rebecca Grumet, will present, “Application of genomic tools for mapping and analysis of valuable traits in cucurbit” at the XIIth Eucarpia Meeting on Cucurbit Genetics and Breeding.
Meet the CucCAP Melon Team
The CucCAP melon team is breeding melons for disease resistance to Powdery mildew, Fusarium wilt, and Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 42
CucCAP scientists and other researchers authored reports in the 2019 Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative (CGC) report which was published in September 2020.
2020 ASHS Annual Virtual Conference
Presentations from CucCAP researchers address cucumber breeding, melon pathogens, and watermelon production. Phenotypic Analysis of the U.S. Cucumber PI Core Collection for Fruit Morphological Diversity Ying-Chen Lin, Yiqun Weng, University of Wisconsin and Rebecca Grumet, Michigan State University Continue Reading QTL-Seq of Young Fruit Resistance to Phytophthora Capsici in Cucumber Ying-Chen Lin and Rebecca Grumet, […]
Melon Team | 2020 CucCAP Progress Report
This progress report from the CucCAP melon team covers goals and accomplishments for the time period of March 2019 to July 2020.