1988 Melon Reports

Report No. 11

Melon (Cucumis melo)

  1. Plant regeneration from callus of Cucumis melo L.
    W.A. Mackay and T.J Ng (University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA), and F.A. Hammerschlag (USDA Beltsville Agric. Res. Ctr., Beltsville, MD, USA)
    CGC 11:33-34 (1988)
  2. Isolation of cells and protoplasts from muskmelon leaves
    J.O. Kuti, W.A. Mackay and T.J Ng (University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA)
    CGC 11:35-36 (1988)
  3. A fasciated mutant in Cucumis melo
    D. Gabillard (Inst. Recherches Vilmorin, Remoulins, France) and M. Pitrat (Inst. National de la Recherche Agron., Montfavet, France)
    CGC 11:37-38 (1988)
  4. The x-ray detection of haploid embryos arisen in muskmelon (Cucumis melo) seeds, and resulting from a parthenogenetic development induced by irradiated pollen
    F. Savin (Ecole Nationale Sup. d’Horticulture de Versailles, France), and V. Decomble, M. Le Couviour and J. Hallard (L. Clause S.A. Research and Development Sta., St. Remy de Provence, France)
    CGC 11:39-42 (1988)
  5. A simple procedure and the genetic potential for rooting of stem cuttings in muskmelon
    I.A. Khan, L.F. Lippert, M.O. Hall and G.E. Jones (University of California, Riverside, CA, USA)
    CGC 11:43-46 (1988)
  6. Reaction of muskmelon genotypes to races 1 and 2 of Sphaerotheca fuliginea in Israel
    Yigal Cohen and Helena Eyal (Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel)
    CGC 11:47-49 (1988)
  7. Resistance to Aphis gossypii in Spanish melon (Cucumis melo)
    M. Pitrat, C. Maestro, C. Ferriere, M. Ricard (Inst. National de la Recherche Agron., Montfavet, France) and J. Alvarez (Servicio de Inv. Agraria, Zaragoza, Spain)
    CGC 11:50-51 (1988)
  8. Resistance to yellowing disease in wild relatives of muskmelon
    J. Esteva, F. Nuez (Universidad Politécnica, Valencia, Spain) and J. Cuartero (Finca Exp. “La Mayora,” Málaga, Spain)
    CGC 11:52-53 (1988)
  9. Collecting Cucumis melo L. in Spain
    F. Nuez, C. Ferrando, M.J. Diez (U. Politécnica, Valencia, Spain), J. Costa, M.S. Catala (CRIA La Alberca, Murcia, Spain) J. Cuartero and M.L. Gómez-Guillamón (Finca Exp. “La Mayora,”, Málaga, Spain)
    CGC 11:54-56 (1988)