Approximately 45 years ago, Zeevaart (1962) wrote that the identification of florigen, a phloem-borne signaling molecule that acts to initiate photoperiodic-dependent flowering, was the most urgent problem in the study of the physiology of flowering and expressed hope that the recent isolation of a flower-inducing extract from Xanthium (Lincoln et al., 1960) would lead to a solution. In the ens...

Cucurbits are an important vegetable crop of the gourd family. Unfortunately, gummy stem blight (GSB) causes a major fungal disease on Cucurbitaceous crops. It is also known as black root when affecting fruits, and it found all over world. GSB caused by pathogen Didymella bryoniae. Research efforts have investigated different developmental stages various parts affected with this disease. In pre...

Abstract Spotted cucumber beetle ( Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi ; also known as southern corn rootworm) is a pest feeding on many crops, including cucurbits, (maize), peanuts, beans, and other crops wild plants in North America. On cucurbit where it co-occurs with striped Acalymma vittatum ), both are key pests that vector Erwinia tracheiphila, destructive pathogen causes bacterial wilt. ...

The cucurbits belong to the family Cucurbitaceous (gourd family) under order Cucurbit ales which include many economically important vegetable and fruit species. Among various factors, viruses are one of factors reducing in quantity as well quality cucurbits. These crops severely affected by cucurbit mosaic disease worldwide, is major viral Considering importance disease, present investigation ...

HIGHLIGHTS Three species of Cucurbitaceae family are evaluated against the salt stress. Higher levels salinity have more adverse effects on growth cucurbits. The varieties bottle gourd performed well