Melon plants with improved disease tolerance

A method for obtaining a melon plant exhibiting improved tolerance to cucurbit yellow stunt disorder virus comprising:

• a) obtaining a melon plant heterozygous for a first allele that confers tolerance to cucurbit yellow stunt disorder virus and that is genetically linked in the plant to a second allele that confers increased fruit size or reduced fruit set;
• (b) obtaining progeny of the plant;
• and
• (c) selecting at least a first progeny plant in which recombination has occurred such that the progeny comprises said first allele that confers tolerance to cucurbit yellow stunt disorder virus but not said second allele that confers increased fruit size or reduced fruit set;
• wherein selecting said first progeny plant comprises detecting at least one allele at a locus selected from the group consisting of:
• NU0220874, NU0219432, NU0218332, NU0243519, NCMEL009102569, NCMEL008710187, NCMEL008710191, and NCMEL009432571.