AR Hale’s Best Jumbo, AR 5, and AR Topmark: Melon Aphid-resistant Muskmelon Breeding Lines

Abstract The melon (or cotton) aphid ( Aphis gossypii Glover), an economically important pest throughout the world (1), is an important vector of muskmelon viruses (6), and often causes damage by feeding large populations on this favored host (7). Resistance to the melon aphid was found in muskmelon PI 371795 from India (4).