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ArticleThe plant genome2026

Genomic selection of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii) resistance in watermelon wild relatives (Citrullus amarus).

Anju Biswas, Homan Regmi, Benjamin D Waldo, Sandra Branham, Pat Wechter, Shaker Kousik, Diego Jarquin, Amnon Levi, William B Rutter

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Article in The plant genome, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Anju BiswasUSDA Vegetable Lab, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2544-6917
Homan RegmiUSDA Vegetable Lab, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Benjamin D WaldoUSDA Vegetable Lab, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Sandra BranhamPlant and Environmental Sciences Department, Coastal Research and Education Center, Clemson University, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Pat WechterPlant and Environmental Sciences Department, Coastal Research and Education Center, Clemson University, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Shaker KousikUSDA Vegetable Lab, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Diego JarquinAgronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5098-2060
Amnon LeviUSDA Vegetable Lab, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
William B RutterUSDA Vegetable Lab, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Funding

USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture; CucCAP 2: Harnessing Genomic Resources for Disease Resistance and Management in Cucurbit Crops, Bringing The Tools to The Field 202051181-32139
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meloidogyne enterolobii is a virulent root-knot nematode (RKN) species posing a significant threat to watermelon production across the United States. The USDA, ARS, Plant Introduction (PI) collection of Citrullus amarus, a wild relative of cultivated watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), contains RKN-resistance. However, incorporating RKN resistance into watermelon cultivars is challenging. Genomic selection could be a useful strategy for improving RKN resistance in watermelon as it is a polygenic trait primarily controlled through additive gene action, as indicated by the broad-sense heritability being close or equal to the narrow-sense heritability: H

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CitrullusDisease ResistancePlant DiseasesTylenchoideaAnimalsGenomicsPlant RootsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSelection, Genetic

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PMID41689459
PMCPMC12912246

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