Ce. Thomas et Ej. Caniglia, EVALUATION OF US HONEYDEW-TYPE MELONS FOR RESISTANCE AGAINST DOWNY MILDEW AND ALTERNARIA LEAF-BLIGHT, HortScience, 32(6), 1997, pp. 1114-1115
Seventeen U.S. honeydew-type cultivars of melon (Cucumis melo L.) and
three control cultigens were evaluated in replicated, artificial inocu
lations under controlled conditions for resistance against downy milde
w and Alternaria leaf blight. All cultivars tested were susceptible to
downy mildew. However, all of the tested cultivars were significantly
more resistant to Alternaria leaf blight than the susceptible control
. Twelve of these cultivars were not significantly more susceptible to
Alternaria leaf blight than the two resistant controls. These cultiva
rs may provide useful sources of Alternaria leaf blight resistance for
incorporation into other commercial melon types.