Publications by authors named "Nuria Real"
Powdery mildew (PM), a common disease of many major crop species, including melon ( L.), affects plant growth and fruit quality and seriously reduces production. Using a combined morphological and molecular approach, we attribute the PM pathogen that naturally occurs in melon to , and specifically to physiological race 1.
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- This study focuses on seed size (SS) as an important trait in watermelon breeding, specifically analyzing two watermelon accessions, BW85 and F211, to understand differences in seed size at various stages after pollination.* -
- BW85 seeds were found to be significantly larger than F211 seeds, with the greatest size difference observed 17 days after pollination, supported by metabolic and transcriptomic analyses highlighting key biosynthesis pathways involved.* -
- A genetic analysis identified two quantitative trait loci (QTLs) on chromosome 6 related to seed size, with certain genes showing differential expression; one gene involved is a ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme that may help regulate seed size development.*
Resistance to cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) in melon (Cucumis melo L.) has been described in several exotic accessions and is controlled by a recessive resistance gene, cmv1, that encodes a vacuolar protein sorting 41 (CmVPS41). cmv1 prevents systemic infection by restricting the virus to the bundle sheath cells, preventing viral phloem entry.
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