SEARCH FOR MOLECULAR MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH RESISTANCE TO VIRUSES IN MELON

Bulked segregant analysis was performed to identify markers associated with genes conferring ZYMV resistance. One SSR marker was found to be tightly linked to the Zym-1 gene. A second SSR was found to be associated with another locus involved in ZYMV resistance. NILs were used to identify four RAPD markers associated with CMV resistance. Two of the markers were mapped into two different linkage groups. A SCAR was developed to one of these markers.