Complementation Between Two Perfect Flowered Mutants in Cucumber

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:12-13 (article 7) 1980 A.F. Iezzoni and C.E Peterson University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 G.E. Tolla Campbell Institute of Agricultural Research, Napoleon, OH 43545 In 1928, Rosa reported simple inheritance for flower type in cucumber: M/- plants have pistillate flowers and m/m plants have perfect flowers. Over the past several years, we have […]

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Heterosis Estimates for Several Characteristics in a Cross Between a Gynoecious Inbred of Cucumis Sativus L. and C. hardwickii R.

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:20-21 (article 11) 1980 James Nienhuis and R. L. Lower University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706; R. R. Horton, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27650 Characteristics such as multiple laterals and prolific fruiting make Cucumis hardwickii a potentially useful source of germplasm in a breeding program to improve yield of pickling cucumbers […]

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Influence of Reciprocal Donor Scions on Fruit Setting Characteristics of Recipient Scions of Cucumis sativus and C. hardwickii R.

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:17-19 (article 10) 1980 James Nienhuis and R. L. Lower University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 Cucumis sativus cultivars average approximately 1 1/4 marketable fruit per plant in once-over mechanically harvested operations (5). Low fruit number per plant is presumably due to the inhibitory effect of the seed development of the first […]

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Resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus Transmission by Aphis Gossypii in Melon

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:30 (article 16) 1980 H. Lecoq and M. Pitrat Station de Pathologie Vegetale, INRA, Domaine Saint Maurice, 84140 Montfavet, France (first author); Station d’Amelioration des Plantes Maraicheres, INRA, Domaine Saint Maurice, 84140 Montfavet, France (second author) Aphid borne cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) causes one of the major disease affecting muskmelon crops […]

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In Vitro Callus and Shoot Induction from Hypocotyl and Peduncle of Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:27-29 (article 15) 1980 K. Abak and R. Dumas de Vaulx Ankara Universitesi Ziraat Fakultesi, Bag-Bahce Kursusu, Diskapi-Ankara, Turkey (first author); Station d’Amelioration des Plantes Maraicheres, I.N.R.A., Domaine Saint Maurice, 84140 Montfavet-Avignon, France (second author) In vitro propagation has been successful in some species of the Cucurbitaceae: axillary bud culture in watermelon […]

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Pollen Receptivity of Different Areas of the Stigma in Cucumber

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:25 (article 14) 1980 R.W. Robinson and D.F. Heffernan New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456 Pollen was placed with a dissecting needle on different areas of ‘Wisconsin SMR 18’ stigmas to determine the area of greatest receptivity. Five different areas of the stigma were pollinated including (1) the […]

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Effectiveness of AVG for Inducing Staminate Flowers on Gynoecious Cucumbers

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:22-23 (article 12) 1980 A.P.M. den Nijs Institute for Horticultural Plant Breeding, Wageningen, The Netherlands The amino-ethoxy of rhizobitoxine, amino-ethoxy-vinyl-glycine (AVG), inhibited ethylene production in muskmelon seedlings and improved fruit set following hand-pollination of emasculated muskmelon flowers (1). Staminate flowering in gynoecious cucumbers can be induced by gibberellins, silver nitrate (AgNO3) […]

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1980 Squash Report

Report No. 3 Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) Realization of the interspecific hybridization (Fl and BC1) between Cucurbita pepo and C. ecuadorensis R. Dumas de Vaulx and M. Pitrat (France) CGC 3:42 (1980) Gibberellic acid treatment to improve germination of cucurbit seed J.T. Puchalski and R.W. Robinson (Poland and USA) CGC 3:43 (1980) Bitter Cucurbita hybrids as baits for Diabroticite beetle […]

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1980 Melon Report

Report No. 3 Melon (Cucumis melo) In vitro callus and shoot induction from hypocotyl and peduncle of muskmelon (Cucumis melo) K. Abak and R. Dumas de Vaulx (Turkey and France) CGC 3:27-29 (1980) Resistance to cucumber mosaic virus transmission by Aphis gossypii in melon H. Lecoq and M. Pitrat (France) CGC 3:30 (1980) Male sterile-1: Stability of expression […]

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