A STUDY ON THE RESISTANCE OF INTRODUCED MELON ACCESSIONS TO CAUSAL AGENT OF FUSARIUM WILT FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM (SCHLECHT.) F.SP. MELONIS (L ET C.) SNYDER ET HANSEN UNDER GREENHOUSE AND OPEN FIELD CONDITIONS

The melon Cucumis melo L. is one of the traditional vegetable cultures grown in field conditions and under glass.
A significant problem in its production is the fight against the fusarium wilt.
The illness is caused mainly by Fusarium oxysporum (Schlecht.) Snyder et Hansen f.sp. melonis (L et C.) Snyder et Hansen.
Every year it develops in field conditions and cause damage to the crop (Nakov, 1972; Angelov, 1978; Blancard et al., 1991; Radhakrishman, 1986).
The elaboration of stable sorts is a radical and environmental way of fight against that illness.
For the past years, a significant number of melons accessions has been studied at IPGR (Institute of Plant Genetic Resources) – Sadovo.
The aim of the present study is the resistance of the introduced melons accessions to the agent of fusarium wilt grown under glasshouse and in field conditions to be studied and the symptoms of the illness during the vegetation to be traced.

IV Balkan Symposium on Vegetables and Potatoes

L. Krasteva, P. Chavdarov, G. Neshev

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.830.97