, resistance to the crown rot syndrome of P. capsici was identified in the wild species, C. lundelliana , and C. okeechobeenesis subsp. okeechobeenesis . This resistance, derived from the two wild Cucurbita species, was introgressed through a series of
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Phytophthora capsici Leonian is an economically important soilborne pathogen of summer squash ( Cucurbita pepo L.) and other vegetable crops in many areas of the world ( Babadoost, 2004 , 2005 ; Babadoost and Zitter, 2009 ; Hausbeck and Lamour
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