| Summary: | Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis (FOM) is one of the most important fungal diseases in melon cultivation. The four races called 0, 1, 2 and 1-2 for FOM have been identified. Although all of FOM races are seen in our country, races 1 and 2 are the most common. Fungicides are used to provide control of this disease. However, fungicides don’t provide permanent protection. Therefore, resistant varieties are used to provide an alternative to fungicides and a certain protection against the disease. In this study, yields and resistances to FOM of 8 melon Fl hybrids developed in the melon breeding program of BATEM (Batı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute) were determined. In molecular studies, SSR154 primer was used to determination of disease resistance for race 0 and 1 and NBS1-CAPS primer was used for race 2 of FOM. As a result, this study showed that FÇ 98 hybrid variety had a yield potential close to Cıtırex F1 hybrid variety and leading among the other candidate varieties. This promising hybrid variety has been presented to vegetable growers.
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