{"id":9989,"date":"2020-03-17T16:27:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T20:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/?p=9989"},"modified":"2023-07-26T17:33:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T21:33:30","slug":"cuccap-1-watermelon-publications-and-presentations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/2020\/03\/17\/cuccap-1-watermelon-publications-and-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"CucCAP #1 Watermelon Publications and Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"refereed-watermelon\">Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, and Pathology Research Publications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/wsc.2018.77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interference of (<em>Amaranthus palmeri<\/em>) density in grafted and nongrafted watermelon<\/a>.<br \/>\nBertucci, M.B, K.M. Jennings, D.W. Monks, J.R. Schultheis, F.J. Louws, and D.L. Jordan. 2019.<br \/>\nDOI: <a class=\"app-link app-link__text app-link--accent\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/wsc.2018.77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-v-014922ce=\"\" data-v-494bc14d=\"\"><span class=\"text\" data-v-014922ce=\"\">10.1017\/wsc.2018.77<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27803951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A GBS\u2011SNP\u2011based linkage map and quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with resistance to\u00a0<em>Fusarium oxysporum<\/em>\u00a0f. sp.\u00a0<em>Niveum<\/em>\u00a0race 2 identified in\u00a0<em>Citrullus lanatus<\/em>\u00a0var.<em>\u00a0citroides<\/em><\/a>.<br \/>\n<span role=\"menubar\"><a title=\"TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik.\" role=\"menuitem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27803951#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Theor Appl Genet.<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nBranham, S.E., A. Levi, M.W. Farnham, and W.P. Wechter. 2016.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00122-016-2813-0\">10.1007\/s00122-016-2813-0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs11032-017-0747-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genetic mapping of a major codominant QTL associated with \u03b2-carotene accumulation in watermelon<\/a>.<br \/>\nBranham, S., L. Vexler, A. Meir, G. Tzuri, Z. Frieman,\u00a0A. Levi,\u00a0W.P. Wechter, Y. Tadmor and A. Gur. 2017.Mol. Breeding<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11032-017-0747-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1007\/s11032-017-0747-0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs11032-018-0896-9\">QTL-seq and marker development for resistance to\u00a0<em>Fusarium oxysporum<\/em>\u00a0f. sp.\u00a0<em>niveum<\/em>\u00a0race 1 in cultivated watermelon.<\/a><br \/>\nBranham, S.E.,\u00a0W.P. Wechter, S. Lambel, L. Massey, M. Ma, J. Fuave, M.W. Farnham, and\u00a0A. Levi. 2018.Molec Breed 38:139.<br \/>\n<span class=\"doi__label\">DOI:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"doi__link\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11032-018-0896-9\">10.1007\/s11032-018-0896-9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00122-019-03500-3\">QTL mapping of resistance to\u00a0<em>Fusarium oxysporum<\/em>\u00a0f. sp.\u00a0<em>niveum<\/em>\u00a0race 2 and Papaya ringspot virus in\u00a0<em>Citrullus amarus<\/em><\/a>.<br \/>\nBranham,S.E.,\u00a0W.P. Wechter, K. Ling, B. Chanda, L. Massey, G. Zhao, N. Guner, M. Bello, E. Kabelka,\u00a0Z. Fei, and\u00a0A. Levi. 2019.<br \/>\nTheoretical and Applied Genetics.\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00122-019-03500-3\">10.1007\/s00122-019-03500-3<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apsjournals.apsnet.org\/doi\/10.1094\/PDIS-09-18-1677-RE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">QTL Mapping Identifies Novel Source of Resistance to Fusarium Wilt Race 1 in Citrullus amarus<\/a>.<br \/>\nBranham, S.E.,\u00a0\u00a0A. Levi, and\u00a0W.P. Wechter. 2019.<br \/>\nPlant Disease 103:984-989. APS Publications: Published Online:11 Mar 2019.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PDIS-09-18-1677-RE\">10.1094\/PDIS-09-18-1677-RE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs00122-019-03292-6\">QTL mapping of resistance to bacterial fruit blotch in\u00a0<em>Citrullus amarus<\/em><\/a>.<br \/>\nBranham, S.E.,\u00a0A. Levi, M.L. Katawczik, and\u00a0W.P. Wechter. 2019.<br \/>\nTheoretical and Applied Genetics.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00122-019-03292-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1007\/s00122-019-03292-6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs11032-018-0890-2\">Assay development and marker validation for marker assisted selection of\u00a0<em>Fusarium oxysporum<\/em>\u00a0f. sp.\u00a0<em>niveum<\/em>\u00a0race 1 in watermelon<\/a>.<br \/>\nFall, L.A., J. Clevenger,\u00a0C. McGregor. 2018.<br \/>\nMolec Breed 38:130.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a class=\"nova-e-link nova-e-link--color-inherit nova-e-link--theme-decorated\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/s11032-018-0890-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1007\/s11032-018-0890-2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/hortsci\/abstract\/journals\/hortsci\/53\/5\/article-p624.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inheritance of resistance to Papaya ringspot virus-watermelon strain in watermelon<\/a><br \/>\nHortScience 53(5): 1-4.<br \/>\nDOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI12944-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.21273\/HORTSCI12944-18<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/327213560_Inheritance_of_Resistance_to_Zucchini_Yellow_Mosaic_Virus_in_Watermelon\">Inheritance of resistance to Zucchini yellow mosaic virus in watermelon.<\/a><br \/>\nGuner, N., L.A. Rivera-Burgos, and\u00a0T.C. Wehner. 2018.<br \/>\nHortScience 53: 1115-1118.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI13169-18\">10.21273\/HORTSCI13169-18<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI13325-18\">Screening for resistance to Zucchini yellow mosaic virus in the watermelon germplasm<\/a>.<br \/>\nGuner, N., Z. Pesic-VanEsbroeck, L.A. Rivera-Burgos and\u00a0T.C. Wehner. 2019.<br \/>\nHortScience 54: 206-211.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a class=\"c-Button--link c-Button--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI13325-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.21273\/HORTSCI13325-18<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41588-019-0518-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resequencing of 414 cultivated and wild watermelon accessions identifies selection for fruit quality traits<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Nature Genetics<\/em>\u00a051:1616-1623. DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41588-019-0518-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1038\/s41588-019-0518-4<\/a><br \/>\nGuo, 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,\u00a0A. Levi, X. Zhang, S. Huang,\u00a0Z. Fei, W. Liu, Y. Xu. 2019.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tig.2020.01.010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Citrullus lanatus<\/em>. Trends in Genetics<\/a>\u00a0 (Genome of the month)<br \/>\nGuo, S., H. Sun, Y. Xu, and\u00a0Z. Fei. 2020.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cucurbitbreeding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/inheritance-of-resistance-to-gummy-stem-blight-in-watermelon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inheritance of resistance to gummy stem blight in watermelon<\/a>.<br \/>\nGusmini, G., L.A. Rivera-Burgos and\u00a0T.C. Wehner. 2017.<br \/>\nHortScience 52: 1477-1482.\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI12123-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"slug-doi\" title=\"10.21273\/JASHS03834-16\">10.21273\/JASHS03834-16<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijms20215392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haplotype networking of GWAS hits for citrulline variation associated with the domestication of watermelon.<\/a><br \/>\nby Vijay Joshi, Suhas Shinde, Padma Nimmakayala, Venkata Lakshmi Abburi, Suresh Babu Alaparthi, Carlos Lopez-Ortiz , Amnon Levi, Girish Panicker, Umesh K Reddy. Int J Mol Sci 20:5392.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/notulaebiologicae.ro\/index.php\/nsb\/article\/view\/10242\">Utilizing genetic resources and precision agriculture to enhance resistance to biotic and abiotic stress in watermelon<\/a>.<br \/>\nKantor, M.,\u00a0A. Levi. 2018.<br \/>\nNotulae Scientia Biologicae. 10: 2067-3205. DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15835\/nsb10110242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.15835\/nsb10110242<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeley.com\/journal_of_nematology\/doi\/10.21307\/jofnem-2018-030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NMR analysis reveals a wealth of metabolites in root-knot nematode resistant roots of Citrullus amarus watermelon plants<\/a>.<br \/>\nKantor, M.,\u00a0A. Levi, J.A. Thies, N. Guner, C. Kantor, S. Parnham, A. Boroujerdi. 2018.<br \/>\nJournal of Nematology. 50:1-15.<br \/>\nDOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21307\/jofnem-2018-030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.21307\/jofnem-2018-030<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/php\/volume17\/number1\/PHP-S-15-0047.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diseases and disease management strategies take top research priority in the Watermelon Research and Development Group members survey (2014 to 2015)<\/a>.<br \/>\nKousik, C.S., J. Brusca, and W. W. Turechek. 2016.<br \/>\nPlant Health Progress. 17:53-58.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-S-15-0047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1094\/PHP-S-15-0047<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/research\/publications\/publication\/?seqNo115=332947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fungicide rotation schemes for managing Phytophthora fruit rot of watermelon across Southeastern United States<\/a>.<br \/>\nKousik, C.S., P. Ji, D. Egel, and\u00a0L.M. Quesada-Ocampo.\u00a0 2017.<br \/>\nPlant Health Progress 18: 28-34.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-RS-16-0059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1094\/PHP-RS-16-0059<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/327218749_Watermelon_germplasm_lines_USVl608-PMR_USVl255-PMR_USVl313-PMR_and_USVl585-PMR_with_broad_resistance_to_powdery_mildew\">Watermelon germplasm lines USVL608-PMR, USVL255-PMR, USVL313-PMR, and USVL585-PMR with broad resistance to powdery mildew<\/a>.<br \/>\nKousik, C.S., J. Ikerd, M. Manda, S. Adkins, W.W. Turechek. 2018.<br \/>\nHortScience 53:1212-1217.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a class=\"nova-e-link nova-e-link--color-inherit nova-e-link--theme-decorated\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI12979-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.21273\/HORTSCI12979-18<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apsjournals.apsnet.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1094\/PDIS-06-17-0898-RE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Development of Phytophthora fruit rot caused by <em>Phytophthora capsici\u00a0<\/em>on resistant and susceptible watermelon fruit of different ages<\/a>.<br \/>\nKousik, C.S.,\u00a0J.L. Ikerd, and W. Turechek. 2018.<br \/>\nPlant Disease 102:370-374<span class=\"art_journal\"><span class=\"art_dateVolumeIssuePart\">.<br \/>\nDOI:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PDIS-06-17-0898-RE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1094\/PDIS-06-17-0898-RE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apsjournals.apsnet.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1094\/PDIS-09-17-1384-RE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Powdery mildew resistant rootstocks that impart tolerance to grafted susceptible watermelon scion seedlings<\/a>.<br \/>\nKousik, C.S., M.K. Mandal, and R. Hassell. 2018.<br \/>\nPlant Disease. Plant Disease. 102:1290-1298.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apsjournals.apsnet.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1094\/PDIS-09-17-1384-RE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1094\/PDIS-09-17-1384-RE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S026121941930256X\">Relative susceptibility of commercial watermelon varieties to powdery mildew<\/a>.<br \/>\nKousik, C.S., J.L. Ikerd, and\u00a0M.K. Mandal. 2019.<br \/>\nCrop Protection 125:104910.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cropro.2019.104910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1016\/j.cropro.2019.104910<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-03-20-0016-BR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detection of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus infecting watermelon in South Carolina<\/a>.<br \/>\nKousik, C.S.\u00a0and S. Adkins. 2020.<br \/>\nPlant Health Progress. 2:133-134.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/hortsci\/view\/journals\/hortsci\/51\/1\/article-p4.xml\">Resistance to papaya ringspot virus-watermelon strain (PRSV-W) in the desert watermelon <em>Citrullus colocynthis<\/em>.<\/a><br \/>\nLevi, A., J. Coffey, L.M. Massey, N. Guner, E. Oren, Y. Tadmor, and\u00a0K.S. Ling. 2016.<br \/>\nHortScience 51:4\u20137.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI.51.1.4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.21273\/HORTSCI.51.1.4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/hortsci\/abstract\/journals\/hortsci\/52\/10\/article-p1448.xml\">USVL-370, a Zucchini yellow mosaic virus\u2013resistant Watermelon Breeding Line<\/a>.<br \/>\nLevi, A., R.K. Harris-Shultz, and\u00a0K.S. Ling. 2016.<br \/>\nHortScience 51:107\u2013109.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI12292-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.21273\/HORTSCI12292-17<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Levi, A.\u00a0and\u00a0K. Ling.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/320937408_USVL-380_a_Zucchini_yellow_mosaic_virus_-resistant_Watermelon_Breeding_Line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USVL-380, a Zucchini yellow mosaic virus-resistant watermelon breeding line<\/a>. 2017.<br \/>\nHortScience 52:1448\u20131450.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI12292-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.21273\/HORTSCI12292-17<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Levi, A., A.M. Simmons, L. Massey, J. Coffey, W.P. Wechter, R.L. Jarret, Y. Tadmor, P. Nimmakayala, and U.K. Reddy.\u00a0 2017.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/jashs\/abstract\/journals\/jashs\/142\/1\/article-p47.xml\">Genetic diversity in the desert watermelon\u00a0<em>Citrullus colocynthis<\/em>\u00a0and its relationship with\u00a0<em>Citrullus<\/em>\u00a0species as determined by high-frequency oligonucleotides-targeting active gene markers<\/a>.<br \/>\nJ. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 142(1):47\u201356.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/JASHS03834-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"slug-doi\" title=\"10.21273\/JASHS03834-16\">10.21273\/JASHS03834-16<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Meru, G. and\u00a0C. McGregor. 2016.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0304423816302795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genotyping by sequencing for SNP discovery and genetic mapping of resistance to race 1 of\u00a0<em>Fusarium oxysporum<\/em>\u00a0in watermelon<\/a>.<br \/>\nScientia Horticulturae 209: 31-40.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scienta.2016.06.005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1016\/j.scienta.2016.06.005<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Natwick, E., M.I. Lopez,\u00a0W.M. Wintermantel,\u00a0J.D. McCreight, O. Batuman, and R.L. Gilbertson. 2016.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/amt\/article\/41\/1\/tsw088\/2658088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watermelon whitefly insecticide efficacy trial, 2015<\/a>. Arthropod Management Tests 41 (1): tsw088<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/amt\/tsw088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1093\/amt\/tsw088<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Niu, X., X. Zhao,\u00a0K. Ling,\u00a0A. Levi, Y. Sun, and M. Fan. 2016.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27320044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The FonSIX6 gene acts as an avirulence effector in the\u00a0<em>Fusarium oxysporum<\/em>\u00a0f. sp.\u00a0<em>niveum<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 watermelon pathosystem<\/a>. Nature Scientific Reports 6:28146.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/srep28146\">10.1038\/srep28146<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ren, Y., S. Guo, J. Zhang, H. He, H. Sun, S. Tian, G. Gong, H. Zhang,\u00a0A. Levi, Y. Tadmor, and Y. Xu. 2017.\u00a0A tonoplast sugar transporter underlies a sugar accumulation QTL in watermelon. Plant Physiology<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1104\/pp.17.01290\">10.1104\/pp.17.01290<\/a><\/li>\n<li>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,\u00a0Z. Fei, and Y. Xu. 2020. Localization shift of a sugar transporter contributes to phloem unloading in sweet watermelons. New Phytologist<\/li>\n<li>Saminathan, T., M. Garc\u00eda , B. Ghimire, C. Lopez, A. Bodunrin, P. Nimmakayala, V.L. Abburi,\u00a0A. Levi, N. Balagurusamy,\u00a0U.K. Reddy. 2018.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fpls.2018.00004\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses of diverse watermelon cultivars reveal the role of fruit associated microbiome in carbohydrate metabolism and ripening of mature fruits<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29403516\">Front Plant Sci<\/a>. 9:4.\u00a0DOI:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.3389%2Ffpls.2018.00004\" target=\"pmc_ext\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.3389\/fpls.2018.00004<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Simmons, A.M., R.L. Jarret, C.L. Cantrell, and\u00a0A. Levi.\u00a02019.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/jee\/article\/112\/5\/2425\/5477300\">Citrullus ecirrhosus: Wild source of resistance against Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) for cultivated watermelon. Journal of Economic Entomology<\/a>\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jee\/toz069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1093\/jee\/toz069<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Simmons, A.M., R.L. Jarret, C.L. Cantrell, and\u00a0A. Levi. 2019.<br \/>\n<em>Citrullus ecirrhosus<\/em>: Wild source of resistance against\u00a0<em>Bemisia tabaci<\/em>\u00a0(<em>Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae<\/em>) for cultivated watermelon. Journal of Economic Entomology doi: 10.1093\/jee\/toz069.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/14620316.2019.1624629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Effect of rootstock and nitrogen fertilizer on growth and yield in watermelon<\/a><br \/>\nDavid H Suchoff, Jonathan R. Schultheis, Christopher C. Gunter, Richard L. Hassell &amp; Frank J. Louws. 2019.<br \/>\nJ. Hort. Sci. Biotech. 94(6):798-804.<\/li>\n<li>Sui, X., R. Li, M. Shamimuzzaman, Z. Wu, and\u00a0K.S. Ling. 2019.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/apsjournals.apsnet.org\/doi\/10.1094\/PDIS-10-18-1787-RE\">Understanding the transmissibility of cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in watermelon seeds and seed health assays<\/a>.<br \/>\nPlant Disease. DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PDIS-10-18-1787-RE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1094\/PDIS-10-18-1787-RE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thies, J.A., J.J. Ariss,\u00a0C.S. Kousik, R.L. Hassell, and\u00a0A. Levi.\u00a02016.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4859613\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resistance to Southern Root-knot Nematode (<em>Meloidogyne incognita<\/em>) in Wild Watermelon (<em>Citrullus lanatus<\/em>\u00a0var.\u00a0<em>citroides<\/em>) Populations<\/a>.<br \/>\nJournal of Nematology 48:14\u201319.<\/li>\n<li>Wechter, W.P., M.M. McMillan, M.W. Farnham, and\u00a0A. Levi.\u00a02016.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/hortsci\/view\/journals\/hortsci\/51\/8\/article-p1065.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watermelon germplasm lines USVL246-FR2 and USVL252-FR2 tolerant to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum race 2.<\/a><br \/>\nHortScience 51:1065-1067.\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI.51.8.1065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.21273\/HORTSCI.51.8.1065<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/hortsci\/view\/journals\/hortsci\/52\/7\/article-p936.xml\">Heritability and genetic variance components associated with citrulline, arginine, and lycopene content in diverse watermelon cultigens<\/a>.<br \/>\nWehner, T.C., R.P. Naegele and P. Perkins-Veazie. 2017.<br \/>\nHortScience 52: 936-940.\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI11255-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.21273\/HORTSCI11255-16<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/pbi.13136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genome of \u2018Charleston Gray\u2019, the principal American watermelon cultivar, and genetic characterization of 1,365 accessions in the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System watermelon collection<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Wu, S., X. Wang,\u00a0U. Reddy, H. Sun, K. Bao, L. Gao, L. Mao, T. Patel,\u00a0C.\u00a0Ortiz, V. Abburi, P. Nimmakayala, S.\u00a0Branham,\u00a0P. Wechter, L. Massey,\u00a0K. Ling,\u00a0S.\u00a0Kousik, S. Hammar, Y. Tadmor, V. Portnoy, G. Vitaly, K. Amit; N. Katzir,\u00a0 N. Guner, Nihat; A. Davis, A. Hernandez, C. Wright,\u00a0C. McGregor, R. Jarret, X. Zhang, Y. Xu,\u00a0T. Wehner,\u00a0R. Grumet,\u00a0A. Levi, and\u00a0Z. Fei. 2019.<br \/>\nPlant Biotechnology J\u00a0<\/em>17:2246-2258.<br \/>\nDOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/pbi.13136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1111\/pbi.13136<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"watermelon-presentations\">Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics Presentations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Adams L, McGregor C. Bulked Segregant Analysis Identification of 5 Gummy Stem Blight Resistance Loci in Wild Watermelon Relatives. Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science, Louisville, KY. Poster. 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Adams LF, McGregor CE. Utilizing watermelon wild relatives for gummy stem blight resistance. NAPB Annual Meeting, Pine Mountain, GA. 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Adams L, McGregor C. Utilizing watermelon wild relatives for gummy stem blight resistance. IPBGG Retreat, Dawsonville, GA. Poster. 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Branham SE, Levi A, Hernandez AG, Fei Z, Wu S, Wechter WP.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pag.confex.com\/pag\/xxvii\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/35087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whole-Genome Resequencing Study of the USDA Collection of Citrullus amarus Plant Introductions<\/a>. Plant and Animal Genome Conference 2019. PE0638. 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Branham, S.E., A. Levi, and W.P. Wechter. Genetics of Resistance to Fusarium Wilt Races 1 and 2 in Watermelon. Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Meeting. Jacksonville, FL. Feb. 3, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Branham, S.E., Levi, A., Katawczik, M.L., Fei, Zhangjun and Wechter, W.P. Keynote address.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cucurbit.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018_Cucurbits_Abstracts_Book.pdf#page=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genomics-enabled genetic mapping and marker development of disease resistance loci in melon and watermelon<\/a>. CUCURBITACEAE 2018, Davis CA, November 12-15, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Branham, S., Patrick, W.W., Mandal, M.K., Ikerd, J.L. and Kousik, C.S. 2018.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cucurbit.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018_Cucurbits_Abstracts_Book.pdf#page=44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">QTL Mapping of Resistance to Powdery Mildew in Cucumis melo MR-1 Using a Recombinant Inbred Line Population<\/a>. CUCURBITACEAE 2018, Davis CA, Nov. 12-15, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Branham S., A. Levi, M. Farnham, and P. Wechter.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pag.confex.com\/pag\/xxv\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/25554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping of Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum race 2 in Citrullus lanatus var. Citroides using Genotyping-by- Sequencing (GBS)<\/a>. Plant and Animal Genome Conference\u00a0XXV , San Diego CA, Jan 15, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Daley, J. and T. Wehner.\u00a0 Screening for bacterial fruit blotch resistance in watermelon fruit. Abstract and Poster. Crop Science Society of America, Tampa, FL.\u00a02017.<\/li>\n<li>Fei, Z.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pag.confex.com\/pag\/xxv\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/25600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genome variation elucidates evolution and domestication of fruit ripening and quality traits in watermelon<\/a>. PAG. January 15, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Fei, Z. Genome sequencing provide insights into watermelon evolution, domestication and important agronomic traits. Texas A&amp;M University. September, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Fei, Z.\u00a0Genome sequencing provide insights into watermelon evolution, domestication and important agronomic traits. Nanjing Agricultural University. July, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Fei, Z. Genome sequencing provide insights into watermelon evolution, domestication and important agronomic traits. College of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology. May 4, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Fei, Z. Genome sequencing provide insights into watermelon evolution, domestication and important agronomic traits. College of Horticulture, Shandong Agric. Univ. April 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Fei, Z. Genome sequencing provide insights into watermelon evolution, domestication and important agronomic traits. Dept. of Plant Biology, Cornell University. March 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S., J.L. Ikerd, and M.K. Mandal.\u00a0 Breadth of resistance of Phytophthora fruit rot resistant watermelon germplasm to\u00a0<em>Phytophthora capsici<\/em>\u00a0isolates from across United States of America.\u00a0 Phytopathology S4.40.\u00a0 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Kousik C.S., D. Egel, P. Ji, and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. Fungicide rotation schemes and Melcast for managing Phytophthora fruit rot of watermelon in Southeastern United States. Phytopathology. 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Kozik, E.U., and H.S. Paris (eds).\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inhort.pl\/files\/konferencje_2016\/cucurbitaceae\/Conference%20proceedings%20book.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">XIth EUCARPIA Meeting on Genetics and Breeding of Cucurbitaceae<\/a>, Warsaw, Poland. Cucurbitaceae 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Levi, A., A. Simmons, K. Ling, Y. Tadmor, P. Nimmakayala, and U.K. Reddy.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inhort.pl\/files\/konferencje_2016\/cucurbitaceae\/Conference%20proceedings%20book.pdf#page=105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Utilizing Genetic Diversity in the Desert Watermelon Citrullus colocynthis for Enhancing Watermelon Cultivars for Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stress<\/a>. p. 105-108. In E.U. Kozik and H.S. Paris (eds). Cucurbitaceae 2016, XIth EUCARPIA Meeting on Genetics and Breeding of Cucurbitaceae, Warsaw, Poland. 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Mandal, M.K., J.L. Ikerd, A. Soorni, and C.S. Kousik.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apsnet.org\/meetings\/Documents\/2016_meeting_abstracts\/aps2016_519.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Molecular dissection of resistance signaling in watermelon fruit through transcriptomic approach<\/a>. Phytopathology S4.153. 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Miller, N., M. Adams, and L.M.\u00a0Quesada-Ocampo.\u00a0Evaluation of Fungicides for Management of Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon.\u00a0HortScience. 51(9):S41. 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Gimode, W.R., Y. Xu, Z. Fei and C.E. McGregor. Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Gummy Stem Blight Resistance in Watermelon. Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science, Birmingham, AL.\u00a0 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Gimode, W.R., J. Clevenger and C.E. McGregor. Effort to Identify Quantitative Trait Locus Associated with Gummy Stem Blight Resistance in Watermelon. IPBGG Retreat 2018, Pine Mountain, GA. 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Gimode, W.R. and C.E. McGregor. Fine Mapping of a Major Flowering Time Quantitative Trait Locus in Watermelon Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, Hudson Alpha, Huntsville, Alabama, CROPS 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Gimode, W.R., J. Clevenger and C.E. McGregor. Fine Mapping of a Major Flowering Time Quantitative Trait Locus in Watermelon. NAPB, University of California, Davis-CA, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Guo, S., Comparative population genomics reveals the evolution of fruit quality traits during watermelon domestication. Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference. January 12-16, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Hartman, J. and T. C. Wehner. Inheritance of citrulline and lycopene content in two watermelon populations. Watermelon Research Development Group, TX. 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Katuuramu, D. Branham, S, Levi, A., Wechter WP. Phenotypic variability and genome-wide association analysis of downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis) resistance in a pre-breeding watermelon\u00a0<em>Citrullus amarus<\/em>\u00a0collection. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. PE0692. 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Kousik CS. Developing Sustainable Strategies for Managing Watermelon Diseases in Southeastern United States. Invited Presentation at the Indian Phytopathological Society Annual Symposium in Varanasi, India from February 26-28, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Kousik CS. Developing sustainable strategies for managing watermelon diseases in southeastern United States. Abstracts of the National Symposium on Recent challenges and opportunities in sustainable plant health management at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Indian Phytopathological Society. February 26-28, 2019. BHU, Varanasi, India. Pp. 267. 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S., Ikerd, J.L., and Mandal, M.K. 2018. Relative susceptibility of commercial watermelon varieties to powdery mildew. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Southern Division, American Phytopathological Society (SD-APS).Fayetteville, AR Feb 16-18, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S., Ikerd, J.L., and Mandal, M.K.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cucurbit.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018_Cucurbits_Abstracts_Book.pdf#page=51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Relative Susceptibility of Commercial Watermelon Varieties to Powdery Mildew and Phytophthora Fruit Rot<\/a>. CUCURBITACEAE 2018, Davis CA, Nov. 12-15, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S., Ikerd, J.L., Mandal, M.K. and Wadl, P.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cucurbit.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018_Cucurbits_Abstracts_Book.pdf#page=55\">Genetics of Resistance to Powdery Mildew in Watermelon Line USVL608-PMR.<\/a>\u00a0CUCURBITACEAE 2018, Davis CA, November 12-15, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S., Mandal, M.K., Ikerd, J.L., Adkins, S., and Turechek, W. 2018. Powdery mildew resistant watermelon germplasm lines USVL608-PMR, USVL278-PMR, USVL313-PMR and USVL585-PMR. Presented at the Watermelon Research and Development Group (WRDG) meeting. Southern Region ASHS, Jacksonville, FL. February 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S. Presented an invited seminar on \u201cProgress and challenges in managing watermelon diseases\u201d. Department of Plant Pathology, &gt;50 attendees, University of Georgia Athens, GA, Aug. 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S., Ikerd, J.L. and Mandal, M.K. Long term monitoring of cucurbit powdery mildew (Podosphaera xanthii) races in Charleston, South Carolina. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, San Antonio, TX August 2017. 503-P, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S.,\u00a0J. Pingsheng, and\u00a0L.M. Quesada-Ocampo.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/research\/publications\/publication\/?seqNo115=323198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fungicide rotation schemes for managing Phytophthora fruit rot of watermelon across Southeastern United States (NC, SC, GA)<\/a>. International soilborne Oomycete conference, Duck Key, FL.\u00a0December 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Lonnee M., W.R. Gimode, and C.E. McGregor. Evaluation of Gummy Stem Blight Resistance in Watermelon Using Stagonosporopsis spp. Isolates. CAES, Young Scholars Athens, GA. 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Mandal, M.K., Suren, H. and Kousik, C.S. Transcriptomic profiling of watermelon-powdery mildew (Podosphaera xanthii) interactions. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society,\u00a0361-P, San Antonio, TX August 2017.<\/li>\n<li>McGregor, C.E.Out of Africa: The Story of Watermelon Disease Resistance. Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists annual meeting. Savannah, GA. 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Patel, T. and T. Wehner. Identification of new resistance sources and SNPs markers in watermelon for anthracnose (Colletotrichum orbiculare). Abstract and Poster. National Association of Plant Breeders, Davis, CA. 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Reyes, J.A., Villari, C., Brewer, M.T., Dutta, B., and McGregor, C.E. Detection of the Gummy Stem Blight Pathogens in Watermelon Using Quick Field-Adapted Technologies. Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science, Louisville, KY. 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Reyes J, Villari C, Brewer M, McGregor C. Detection of the Gummy Stem Blight-causing Pathogens (Stagonosporopsis spp.) in Watermelon Using Species-specific LAMP Assays In Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science, Birmingham, AL. 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Reyes, J., Villari, C., Brewer, M. and C.E McGregor. 2018. Detection of the Gummy Stem Blight-Causing Pathogens (Stagonosporopsis spp.) in Watermelon Using Species-Specific LAMP Assays.\u00a0CUCURBITACEAE 2018, Davis CA, Nov. 12-15, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Schultheis, J.R. and K.D. Starke. 2018 North Carolina triploid watermelon standard size cultivar evaluation trial. ASHS-SR, Birmingham, AL, Feb. HortScience. 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Schultheis, J.R. and W.B. Thompson.\u00a0Watermelon cultivar yield and quality results, North Carolina, 2015. HortScience. 51(9):S37. 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Schultheis, J.R. and W.B. Thompson.\u00a0Watermelon yield and fruit size response to grafted versus non-grafted transplants in plasticulture and bare ground production systems. HortScience. 51(9):S38. 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Shan W, Gao L, Branham SE, Wechter PW, Kousik C, Levi A, Xu Y, Fei Z. De novo genome assembly of sweet watermelon relatives and a pan-genome of Citrullus species. Plant and Animal Genome Conference W322. 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Starke, K.D., B. Thompson, C. Jiang, and J. Schultheis. Planting density influences mini-watermelon yield and quality. VII International Symposium on Seed, Transplant and Stand Establishment of Horticultural Crops, Pretoria, South Africa, September 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Taylor J, Boroujerdi A, Pikes T, Harris R, Kousik CS, Mandal MK. Environmental bacteria as potent biocontrol agents for controlling Phytophthora fruit rot on watermelon. Southern division APS Annual Meeting Charleston, SC. 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Trandel, M.A., P. Perkins-Veazie, and J. Schultheis. Tissue firmness and hollow heartdevelopment in 2012, 2013, and 2014 triploid watermelon variety trials. ASHS-SR, Birmingham, AL, Feb. HortScience 54(9):S399. 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Wu S. De novo genome assembly of sweet watermelon relatives and construction of Citrullus pan-genome. Plant &amp; Animal Genomes XXVIII Conference. January 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Disease Management Publications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Adams, M., C.H. Parada, and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2017.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/veggiepathology.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2014\/05\/V111.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evaluation of fungicides for control of Phytophthora fruit rot of watermelon. Kinston 2016<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume11\/abstracts\/v111.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 11:V111.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S., Ikerd, J.L. and Mandal, M.K. 2018.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/research\/publications\/publication\/?seqNo115=348568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evaluation of fungicide rotations and Melcast for management of Phytophthora fruit rot of watermelon, 2016<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume12\/abstracts\/v074.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 12:V074.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S., Ikerd, J.L. and Mandal, M.K. 2018.<br \/>\nEvaluation of watermelon varieties for tolerance to powdery mildew, 2016.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume12\/abstracts\/v075.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 12:V075.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S., Ikerd, J.L. and Mandal, M.K. 2018.<br \/>\nEvaluation of watermelon varieties for tolerance to powdery mildew and Phytophthora fruit rot, 2015.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume12\/abstracts\/v076.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 12:V076.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S. and J.L. Ikerd. 2016.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/research\/publications\/publication\/?seqNo115=324272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evaluation of watermelon varieties for tolerance to powdery mildew and Phytophthora fruit rot. 2014.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume10\/abstracts\/v082.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 10:V082.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kousik, C.S. and J.L. Ikerd. 2016.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/research\/publications\/publication\/?seqNo115=324271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evaluation of fungicide rotations for management of Phytophthora fruit rot of watermelon, 2015<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume10\/abstracts\/v083.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 10:V083<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Miller, N.F. and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2017.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/veggiepathology.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2014\/05\/V134.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evaluation of fungicides for control of Fusarium wilt of watermelon, Salisbury, NC, 2015<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume11\/abstracts\/v134.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 11:V134.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Miller, N.F. and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2017.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/veggiepathology.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2014\/05\/V135.pdf\">Evaluation of fungicides for Fusarium wilt of watermelon, Salisbury, NC, 2016<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume11\/abstracts\/v135.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 11:V135.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>No\u00ebl, N.A. and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2018.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/veggiepathology.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2018\/08\/V135.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tolerance of watermelon cultivars to cucurbit anthracnose, 2017.<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume12\/abstracts\/v135.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 12: V135.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>No\u00ebl, N., and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2017.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/veggiepathology.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2014\/05\/V062.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tolerance of watermelon lines to cucurbit anthracnose, 2016<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume11\/abstracts\/v062.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 11:V062.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stahr, M.N., H. Collins, and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2019.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/veggiepathology.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2019\/08\/V056.pdf\">Evaluation of fungicides for control of Fusarium wilt on watermelon, Clayton 2018.<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume13\/abstracts\/v056.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 13: V056.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stahr, M.N., H. Collins, and\u00a0L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2019.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/veggiepathology.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2019\/08\/V076.pdf\">Evaluation of programs combining host resistance with fungicides for control of Fusarium wilt of watermelon, Clayton 2018.<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume13\/abstracts\/v076.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 13: V076.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stahr,\u00a0M.N., H. Collins, and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2019.<br \/>\nEvaluation of programs combining host resistance with fungicides for control of Fusarium wilt of watermelon in Clayton, North Carolina, May 2017.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume13\/abstracts\/v149.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 13: V149.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stahr,\u00a0M.N. ,H. Collins, and L.M. Quesada-Ocampo. 2019.<br \/>\nEvaluation of programs combining host resistance with fungicides for control of Fusarium wilt of watermelon in Clayton, North Carolina, July 2017.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmanagementnetwork.org\/pub\/trial\/pdmr\/volume13\/abstracts\/v150.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDMR 13: V150.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, and disease management publications and presentations for watermelon from the CucCAP team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[461,187,337,463,572,195],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9989"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9989"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14479,"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9989\/revisions\/14479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}