North Carolina State University

Lina Quesada-Ocampo

Saunia Withers

Elsa Beatriz Gongora-Castillo

The invention is directed to methods of diagnosing ainfection in a cucurbit plant, comprising detecting at least one nucleotide sequence selected from the group of nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1-52, or any combination thereof, in a sample from a cucurbit plant or in an environmental sample, thereby diagnosing ainfection. Also provided is a method of selecting a cucurbit plant comprising at least one resistance gene, the method comprising introducing into the cucurbit plant a nucleotide sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-52, wherein the expression of the nucleotide sequence produces a hypersensitive response in a cucurbit plant comprising a resistance gene, thereby identifying the cucurbit plant as comprising a resistance gene; and selecting the plant having the hypersensitive response and identified as comprising said resistance gene.

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Cary, NC, United States of America

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