TAM Uvalde', bred at Texas A&M University by R.T Correa, ashdown and powdery mildew resistance and high sugar(Correa, 1977). It is a round andromonoecious melon with a small seed cav- ity, thick orange flesh, averages 1.4 to 2.7 kg, and has a distinct green-orange interface at the rind. It has shown excellent combining ability. "TAM Uvalde' was crossed to PI 414723-4 selected for virus resistance from PI414723 by R. Provvidentiatthe New York StateAgriculture Experiment Station(NYSAES), Geneva, and then backcrossed five times to"TAM Uvalde' while selecting for virus resistance. In succeed- ing generations it was self and sib-pollinated w to stabilize and combine resistance to WMV, PRSV and ZYMV. It has retained a high level lo of resistance to powdery mildew races 1 and 2, ng as well as some resistance to downy mildew ed PI 414723-4 has since been shown to have resistance to powdery mildew