Reflected Light Spectra from Silvery and Nonsilvery Leaves of Cucurbita pepo

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:89-90 (article 45) 1983 O. Shifriss1 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 The silvery-leaf trait is conditioned by gene M. This gene can bring about a breakdown of intercellular cohesion in the upper tissue of the leaf, leading to air spaces between the palisade cells as well as between the palisade […]

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Influence of Temperature and Humidity on Longevity of Squash Pollen

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:91 (article 46) 1983 Yong-Jian Wang and R. W. Robinson Seed and Vegetable Sciences Department, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456 It would be convenient in squash breeding to store pollen for extended periods, particularly with late maturing or photoperiodic germplasm that does not flower sufficiently early to […]

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Hybridization of Cucurbita pepo with Disease Resistant Cucurbita Species

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:92 (article 47) 1983 Richard L. Washek and Henry M. Munger Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Several Cucurbita species, mostly non-cultivated, are sources of resistance to cucumber mosaic, watermelon mosaic-1, watermelon mosaic-2, squash mosaic and powdery mildew (3). Through embryo culture, C. pepo was hybridized successfully with C. martinezii (now considered […]

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1983 Melon Report

Report No. 6 Melon (Cucumis melo) Field evaluation of melon aphid resistant cantaloupe breeding lines for susceptibility to the cucumber beetle complex A.N. Kishaba, S. Castle, D. Coudriet and J.D. McCreight (USA) CGC 6:41-42 (1983) Peat pellet inoculation: A potential rapid screening method for Fusarium resistance in Cucumis melo L. Richard N. McArdle and Stephen A. Kendall (USA) CGC […]

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