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Month: July 1983
The Inheritance of the ‘Moon and Stars’ Variegation in Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:68 (article 34) 1983 B. B. Rhodes, Gary Nepa and Stephen Love Clemson University, Edisto Experiment Station, Blackville, SC 29817 Seeds from an old cultivar of watermelons, labeled ‘Moon and Stars’, were obtained from an unidentified farmer in North Carolina several years ago. Its origin is not known. The ‘Moon and […]
Resistance to Anthracnose in Cucurbits – An Overview
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:66-67 (article 33) 1983 B. B. Rhodes and S. Love Clemson University, Edisto Experiment Station, Blackville, SC 29817 The genetics of anthracnose resistance and the physiology of anthracnose resistance are approaching the integration stage in cucurbits. Barnes and Epps (1) reported that two types of resistance to anthracnose exist in cucumber. […]
Presence of Factors for Delayed Germination in Citrullus lanatus and Citrullus colocynthis
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:64-65 (article 32) 1983 B. B. Rhodes and Stephen L. Love Clemson University, Edisto Experiment Station, Blackville, SC 29817 Citrullus lanatus PI 299379 and PI 189225 and Citrullus colocynthis ‘R309’ show delayed germination. Since these three genotypes have shown resistance to race 2 anthracnose, we have been particularly interested in germination because poor germination […]
The Relationship Between Fruit Lesions and Foliage Destruction of Watermelon Biotypes Inoculated with Race 2 Anthracnose
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:62-63 (article 31) 1983 B. B. Rhodes Clemson University, Edisto Experiment Station, Blackville, SC 29817 This study was undertaken to determine whether resistant biotypes (1), have fewer fruit lesions than susceptible cultivars and also to determine if spore production was effected on fruit sections from fruit on resistant vines. Seven replications […]
The Importance of Cultural Practices in Materializing Yield Potential in a Tetraploid Watermelon Cultivar
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:59-61 (article 30) 1983 Z. Karchi, H. Nerson, H. S. Paris, M. Edelstein and A. Govers Division of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Experiment Station, P. O. Haifa, Israel Breeding programs in watermelons are undertaken to improve one or more characteristics. Sometimes the process results in genotypes that differ […]
Development of Embryoid-like Structures from Cucumis melo L. Callus In Vitro
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:56-57 (article 29) 1983 H. Young, R. M. Skirvin and J. A. Juvick Department of Horticulture, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 Members of the Cucurbitaceae have been grown in tissue culture to yield callus cultures (3) and shoot tip cultures (2, 6). The subject has been partially reviewed by Bottino […]
Chiasma Frequency in Different Sex Forms of Muskmelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:54-56 (article 28) 1983 C. Ramachandran, V. S. Seshadri and R. A. Pai Divisions of Vegetable and Floriculture and Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012- India The pairing behavior of chromosomes at meiosis is closely associated with recombination. Chiasma frequency is a cytological measure of such recombinations. The relationship […]
Two Alleles for Watermelon Mosaic Virus 1 Resistance in Melon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:52-53 (article 27) 1983 M. Pitrat and H. Lecoq I. N. R. A., B. P. 94, 84140 Montfavet-Avignon, France Two sources of resistance to Watermelon Mosaic Virus 1 (WMV-1) have been used independently. In the U. S., Webb and Bohn (10) found some resistant (symptomless) plants in PI 180280 from India. […]
An Improved Method of BA Application for the Promotion for the Promotion of Fruit Set in Muskmelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:51 (article 26) 1983 Henry M. Munger and David P. Lane Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 The artificial cytokinin N6-benzyladenine (BA) greatly improves the percentage of fruit set in hand-pollinated muskmelon (1). This effect is probably even more pronounced in situations where emasculation is involved or where pollinations are made by […]