Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:88-90 (article 27) 1986 Y. Kuginuki, I. Igarashi and T. Kanno Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Research Station, M.A.F.F. Ano, Agei, Mie, Japan 514-23 In Japan, the commercial varieties of pumpkin classified into Cucurbita maxima are widely cultivated. C. maxima seems to be susceptible to Phytophtora capsici compared with C. moschata on […]
Month: July 1986
1986 Squash Reports
1986 Report No. 9 Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) Establishment of Seedling Test for Resistance to Phytophtora capsici Leonian in Cucurbita Y. Kuginuki, I. Igarashi and T. Kanno (MAFF, Ano, Agei, Mie, Japan) CGC 9:88-90 (1987) Inheritance of Internode Length in an Interspecific Cross Cucurbita pepo x C. moschata S.N. Kwack and J. Fujieda (Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan) CGC 9:91-92 (1987) Age […]
Segregation of glabrous male-sterile in an Autotetraploid Line of Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:84-86 (article 26) 1986 Rhodes, B.B. and L.G. Blue Clemson University, Edisto Research and Education Center, Blacksville, SC 29817 Love, et. al (4) reported the transfer of a nuclear male-sterile (ms) gene, glabrous male sterile (gms), from a diploid to a tetraploid watermelon line. We noted that this male-sterile tetraploid line […]
Reactions of Accessions of Citrullus colocynthis from Nigeria to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and other Cucurbit Viruses.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:82-83 (article 25) 1986 R. Provvidenti Department of Plant Pathology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, New York 14456, U.S.A. Recently (3), we reported that two accessions of Egusi (Citrullus colocynthis) from Nigeria were tolerant to zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV). However, the reaction of Egusi to this […]
1986 Watermelon Reports
Report No. 9 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Reactions of Accessions of Citrullus colocynthis from Nigeria to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and other Cucurbit Viruses R. Provvidenti (Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456) CGC 9:82-83 (1987) Segregation of glabrous male-sterile in an Autotetraploid Line of Citrullus lanatus B.B. Rhodes and L.G. Blue (Clemson Univ., Blackville, SC 29817) CGC 9:84-86 (1987)
1986 Melon Reports
Report No. 9 Melon (Cucumis melo) Screening Muskmelon for Resistance to a Pathogenic Strain of Myrothecium roridum using Detached Leaves J. Kuti, T.J Ng and G.A. Bean (University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742) CGC 9:58-59 (1987) Germplasm Resources of Cucumis melo L. from Spain F. Nuez, G. Anastasio, C. Cortés (Universidad Politécnica, Valencia, Spain), J. Cuartero, M.L. Gómez-Guillamón […]
Compatibility among Cucumis melo varieties indorus, conomon, flexuosus, momordica, and utilissimus
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:78-80 (article 24) 1986 Subha Mary Mathew, P.K. Gopalakrishnan, and K.V. Peter Department of Olericulture, Kerala Agricultural University, P.O. Vellanikkara-680654, India Naudin classified Cucumis melo into Cucumis melo var. cantaloupensis Naud.; Cucumis melo var. reticulatus Naud.; Cucumis melo var, indorus Naud.; Cucumis melo var. flexuosus Naud.; Cucumis melo var. conomon Mak.; […]
Plant Regeneration from Cotyledon Protoplasts of Cucumis melo L. cv. Cantaloup Charentais.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:74-77 (article 23) 1986 Roig¹, L. Zubeldia², M.C. Orts¹, M.V. Roche¹, and V. Moreno² Departments of Microbiology¹ and Genetics², E.T.S. Ingenieros Agronomos, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain. In a previous work (1) we described suitable methods for obtaining callus from mesophyll protoplasts of axenic plants of three melon cultivars. […]
Isolation and Culture of Protoplasts from Cucumis metuliferus and Cucurbita martinezii and a Method for their Fusion with Cucumis melo Protoplasts.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:70-73 (article 22) 1986 L.A. Roig¹, M.V. Roche¹ , M.C. Orts¹, L. Zubeldia², and V. Moreno² Departments of Microbiology¹ and Genetics², E.T.S. Ingenieros Agronomos, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, 46022-Valencia, Spain. The incorporation of resistance to diverse plagues and diseases into cultivated varieties of melon is one of the most interesting targets […]
Maternal Effect on Growth of Melon Seedlings
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:68-69 (article 21) 1986 G. Risser INRA, Station d’Amelioration des Plantes Maraicheres, 84140 Montfavet, France Seed size varies considerably in melon (Cucumis melo L.). Weight of 100 seeds varies from less than 0.5 g to more than 7 g. This seed size variation influences seedling size and is very troublesome in […]