Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 11:72-73 (article 31) 1988 J. Brent Loy Department of Plant Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham NH 03824 Research on hull-less seeded strains of pumpkin was initiated at the NJ Agr. Exp. Sta. 10 years ago, and during the past 6 years there has been a major effort to develop snack […]
Month: July 1988
Inheritance of Bush Habit in Cucurbita pepo L.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 11:70-71 (article 30) 1988 Y.H. Om, D.G. Oh, and K.H. Hong Vegetable Division I, Horticultural Experiment Station, Suweon 170, Korea Bush growth habit in squash isAvery important character for dense planting, especially under the plastic house cultivation. Toi breed bush-type pepo cultivars for the cultivation, it is an essential step to […]
1988 Watermelon Reports
Report No. 11 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Isozyme analysis of hybrids and their parents of watermelon [Citrullus vulgaris (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai] Wang Ming and Zhang Xing-ping (Northwestern Agric. University, Shaanxi, P.R. China) CGC 11:57 (1988) Evidence for a tetrasomic line in watermelon B.B. Rhodes (Clemson University, Blackville, SC, USA) and R.T. Nagata (University of Florida, Belle […]
Evaluation and Utilization of the Valuable African Watermelon Germplasm
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 11:69 (article 29) 1988 Wang Ming and Zhang Xing-ping Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China. Abstract Ten African watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai] (AW) were first introduced from Botzwana, Africa, to China in 1984. Their morphological, biological and agronomic characters, and disease resistance have been studied for three years. […]
Studies on Watermelon Germplasm Sources Resistant to Fusarium Wilt Disease at the Seedling Stage
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 11:68 (article 28) 1988 Wang Ming and Zhang Xian Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China. Abstract The seedling inoculation methods (soil inoculation, radical inoculation and the root dip inoculation) were compared to identify and screen for Fusarium wilt resistance (FWE). The results showed that the root dip inoculation […]
Single Gene Control of Anthracnose Resistance in Citrullus?
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 11:64-67 (article 27) 1988 Love, S.L. U. Idaho Aberdeen Research and Extension Center, Aberdeen, ID 83210 Rhodes, B.B. Clemson U. Edisto Research and Education Center, Blackville, SC 29817 This research was supported by a grant from the USDA CRGO. Previous reports (1, 3, 6, 7) indicate that resistance to Colletotrichum lagenarium […]
Breeding Few-Seed/Seedless Watermelon via Chromosome Reciprocal Translocation Induces by Gamma-ray
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 11:60-63 (article 26) 1988 Wang Ming, Zghang Xingping and Zhang Xian Department of Horticulture, Northwestern University, China Na Kechi, Zhang Shuai and Zhang Juenlian Department of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, China The development of autotriploid watermelon was a great advance in the field of watermelon breeding. However, some disadvantages still existed […]
Evidence for a Tetrasomic Line in Watermelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 11:57-59 (article 25) 1988 Rhodes, B.B. Clemson University Edisto Research and Education Center, Blackville, SC 29817 Nagata, R.T. University of Florida Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL 33430 A tetrasomic genotype has 2n + 2 chromosomes. If the chromosomes are simply duplicates of a given pair of homologues and […]
Isozyme Analysis of Hybrids and Their Parents of Watermelon Citrullus lanatus (Thunb. Matsum. & Nakai)
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 11:57 (article 24) 1988 Wang Ming and Zhang Xing-ping Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China Abstract Ten F1 hybrids and their 16 parents of watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai] were used for isozyme analysis of peroxidase (POD) and esterase (EST) of dry seeds, germinating seeds, cotyledons and roots at […]
1988 Melon Reports
Report No. 11 Melon (Cucumis melo) 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) Isolation of cells and protoplasts from muskmelon leaves J.O. Kuti, W.A. Mackay and T.J Ng (University of […]