Sweet chili is the sixth most important vegetable in Puerto Rico. It is used to make “sofrito”, an important ingredient in Puerto Rican cuisine. The production of this vegetable depends on the planting of cultivars adapted ...

Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) es una enfermedad viral altamente destructiva que afecta las cucurbitáceas causando grandes pérdidas económicas en la producción agrícola. En Cucurbita moschata Duchesne, „Nigerian Local‟ ...

Twenty-six accessions of mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota [Jacq.] H.E. Moore & Stearn) from the USDA-ARS TARS (Tropical Agricultural Research Station) collection growing at Isabela, Puerto Rico were evaluated for both ...

In order to determine the effectiveness of phenotypic recurrent selection for resistance to melonworm, two cycles of selection were carried out on Cucurbita moschata ‘Taína Dorada’. Selection was based on results of a ...

El Papaya ringspot virus, cepa de sandía (PRSV-W), es una de las enfermedades más limitantes en la producción de calabaza (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne). Se ha reportado que el cultivar ‘Nigerian Local’ (NL), proveniente ...

The melon worm, Diaphania hyalinata L. is the most important pest of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) and other cucurbits in tropical countries. The larvae of this insect feed mostly on leaves, causing losses of up to 100%. ...

Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] production in wet humid regions is highly affected by grain mold disease, which involves more than 40 different fungi. The identification of resistant sources and the establishment of ...

Tropical pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) and watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) are the most important cucurbit crops in Puerto Rico (PR). Potyviridae is an important family of viruses that severely affects these crops in PR. ...