Earl’s-type Melon New Variety ‘Expole’ with Long Shelf Life Developed by Using Ethylene Sensitivity Test and a DNA Marker

Abstract

An Earl’s-type melon (Cucumis melo L.) new variety ‘Expole’ which has long shelf life characteristic and resistance to powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Schlecht. ex Fr.) Poll., race 2) and Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxyporum f. sp. melonis (Leach et Currence) Snyder et Hansen., races 0 and 2) was developed using the test for ethylene sensitivity and Fusarium wilt resistance. The long shelf life gene and Fusarium wilt resistance gene were confirmed by these DNA markers in ‘Expole’. It was shown that DNA markers facilitated selection in melon breeding.