Key Collaborators

CuCAP Project and Melon Breeders

• • Rebecca Grumet Professor, Michigan State University

• • Jim McCreight Research Leader, USDA- ARS, Salinas

• • Brent Loy Emeritus Professor, Univ. New Hampshire

• • Michael Matheron Extension Plant Pathologist, University of Arizona

• • Adhikari Koushik Assistant Professor, Sensory evaluation, University of Georgia

Melon Breeders (Seed companies)

• • Scott Williams , Director Cucurbit Programs, Monsanto Company, Woodland, CA, USA

• • Rakesh Kumar , Breeding Project Lead, Syngenta Seeds Inc., Woodland, CA, USA

• • Alexandre Galea , Melon breeder, Bayer Crop Science, USA

• • Ralph Kuipers , Melon breeder, Enza Zaden North America, Inc, Salinas, CA, USA

• • J. Michael Dessert , Breeder, Emerald Seed Company, El Centro, CA.

• Alejandro Szechtman , Breeding Director, Hazera seeds, Israel