HortScience (1992) 27, 1114-1115

George E. Boyhan and Joseph D. Norton (1992)
Inheritance of resistance to Alternaria leaf blight in muskmelons
HortScience 27 (10), 1114-1115
Abstract: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) breeding line AC-82-37-2 was identified as having resistance to alternaria leaf blight caused by Alternaria cucumerina (Ell. and Ev.) Elliot. An analysis of this resistance with a three-factor scaling test indicated that both additive and dominance effects were highly significant. The x² value indicated that there were epistatic effects as well. The six-factor scaling test revealed no significant dominance effect, but the additive and homozygote x heterozygote epistatic interaction effects were highly significant.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
resistance/tolerance/defence of host

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Alternaria cucumerina	Melon (Cucumis melo)