Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (8): 14-19.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2017-0470

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Research Progress on Breeding for Resistance to Fusarium Wilt and Powdery Mildew in Muskmelon

QIU Guo, LIU Liu, LI Xiao-mei, WANG Xue-zheng   

  1. Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in Northeast China,College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture,Northeast Agricultural University,Harbin 150030
  • Received:2017-06-06 Online:2017-08-01 Published:2017-08-01

Abstract: Muskmelon is affected by many diseases and insect pests in the course of cultivation,among which the fusarium wilt and powdery mildew are major diseases for muskmelon. Fusarium wilt and powdery mildew are worldwide diseases,which pose a serious threat to the production of muskmelon and cause severe losses in China. Traditional agricultural control,chemical control and biological control have the problems of wasting time and effort,polluting the environment,destroying the ecological balance and endangering human health. It is not conducive to the sustainable development of agriculture. Planting disease-resistant varieties may fundamentally solve environmental and ecological problems,thus breeding disease-resistant varieties is the best solution. In this paper,we review the research progress in three aspects that include pathology,disease resistance identification and biotechnology of fusarium wilt and powdery mildew in muskmelon,and discuss the significance,problems and the development direction of disease-resistant breeding. The purpose is to provide reference for the breeding of disease-resistant cultivars of muskmelon.

Key words: muskmelon, fusarium wilt, powdery mildew, breeding for disease resistance