Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:67 (article 20) 1986 M. Pitrat, C. Ferriere and M. Ricard INRA, Station d’Amelioration des Plantes Maraicheres, 84140 Montfavet, France A spontaneous yellow mutant appeared in ‘K 2005’, a muskmelon line from China supplied by M. HEDDE (Caillard Seeds Company, Sarrians, France). From the original seed stock, three plants were selfed […]
Month: July 1986
Attempt at Localization of male sterile-4, cut leaf and virescent Mutants in Muskmelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:64-67 (article 19) 1986 M. Pitrat, C. Ferriere and M. Ricard INRA, Station d’Amelioration des Plantes Maraicheres, 84140 Montfavet, France We have tried to find some linkages between male sterile-4 (ms-4) supplied by P. LOZANOV (Bulgaria) (2), cut leaf (cl) supplied by I. VELICH (Hungary) (5) or virescent (v) supplied by […]
Germplasm Resources of Cucumis melo L. from Spain
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:60-63 (article 18) 1986 F. Nuez, G. Anastasio and C. Cortes Departmento de Genetica, Universidad Politecnica, Valencia, Spain J. Cuartero and M.L. Gomez-Guillamon Finca Experimental “La Mayora”, Algarrobo-Costa, Malaga, Spain J. Costa C.R.I.A., La Alberca, Murcia, Spain A project was designed for collecting several vegetable crop species germplasm in Spain was […]
Screening for Muskmelon Resistance to a Pathogenic Strain of Myrothecium roridum Using Detached Leaves
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:58-59 (article 17) 1986 Kuti, J., T.J. Ng and G.A. Bean University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Introduction. Myrothecium roridum Tode ex Fries can be a serious pathogen to muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) (1,3). Genetic resistance to M. roridum can be assessed using seed germination and seedling growth tests (2); […]
1986 Cucumber Reports
Report No. 9 Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Callus Initiation from Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruits H.A. Aziz, B.H. McCown, and R.L. Lower (University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706) CGC 9:3-4 (1986) Evaluation of Resistance of Cucumber Lines to Damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani I. Booy, T.C. Wehner and S.F. Jenkins, Jr. (North Carolina St. University, Raleigh, NC 27695) […]
Further Results of Linkage Studies in Cucumis sativus L.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:55 (article 16) 1986 Zijlstra, S. and A.P.M. den Nijs Institute for Horticultural Plant Breeding (IVT), and Foundation for Agricultural Plant Breeding (SVP); POB 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands Following earlier research (1). linkage studies for 5 pairs of genes have been continued at the Institute for Horticultural Plant Breeding […]
Performance of Cultivars of Four Different Cucumber Types for Fresh-Market use in North Carolina
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:53-54 (article 15) 1986 Todd C. Wehner and Rufus R. Horton, Jr. Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Several different fruit types of cucumbers are used commercially for fresh-market consumption throughout the world. The major types used for field production are American slicers, Middle-Eastern beit alpha […]
Fertilizer Effects in a Seedling Test for Gynoecious Expression
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:51-52 (article 14) 1986 Todd C. Wehner and Rufus R. Horton, Jr. Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Seedling tests for gynoecious expression are useful for checking the degree of gynoecy of inbred lines being developed in a breeding program for use in the production of […]
Effect of Pot Size on Growth and Flowering of Cucumbers in the Greenhouse
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:47-50 (article 13) 1986 Todd C. Wehner and Rufus R. Horton, Jr. Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Cucumbers grow rapidly compared to most crop species, so that it is possible to get 3 to 5 generations per year in a breeding program using greenhouse facilities. […]
Optimum Allocation of Plots into Years, Seasons, Locations and Replications for Once-Over Harvest Trials of Cucumber
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:44-46 (article 12) 1986 Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 William H. Swallow Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27605-8203 This research was supported by a grant from the North Carolina Pickle Producers Association Many cucumber breeders test large numbers […]