Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 4:24 (article 12) 1981
Joseph D. Norton
Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
Multiple disease resistant casaba breeding lines were developed from crosses of casaba cultivars and multiple disease resistant cantaloupe breeding lines. Fruit quality was excellent with total soluble solids of 15.3%. After storage at 21°C for 90 to 120 days, the fruit were still in excellent condition for market.