1993 Other Cucurbit Genera and Species Reports

CGC Report No. 16 Other Genera and Species Crossability between Momordica charantia and Momordica dioica M. Abdul Vahab and K.V. Peter (India) CGC 16:84-86 (1993) Preliminary screening of cucurbits species for Bemisia tabaci Genn. whitefly resistance V. Moreno, J.L. Gomez Aguilera, C. Guerau de Arellano and L.A. Roig (Spain) CGC 16:87-89 (1993)

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Preliminary screening of cucurbits species for Bemisia tabaci Genn. whitefly resistance

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:87-89 (article 33) 1993 V. Moreno, J.L. Gomez Agulera, C. Guerau de Arellano and L.A. Roig Plant Cell & Tissue Laboratory, Biotechnology Department, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia. C.Camino de Vera, 14.46022-Valencia (Spain) The majority of the Spanish productionof early cucurbits dedicated to the foreign markets is being produced in greenhouses in […]

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Crossability between Momordica charantia and Momordica dioica

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:84-86 (article 32) 1993 M. Abdul Vahab and K.V. Peter College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, India – 680 654 Bittergourd (Momordica charantia) is an important fruit vegetable in the warm humid tropics, grown throughout the year. Preference for this vegetable varies highly with the extent of bitterness. In the present study an […]

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1993 Watermelon Reports

CGC Report No. 16 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Inheritance of resistance to races 0, 1 and 2 of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. niveum in watermelon (Citrullus sp. PI 296341) Xingping Zhang and Bill Rhodes (USA) CGC 16:77-78 (1993) Male sterile, ms, in watermelon not linked to delayed green, dg and I-dg Xingping Zhang and Bill Rhodes (USA) CGC 16:79 (1993) Fertility shift in an in vitro regenerated male- […]

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Protoplast Isolation and Culture of Watermelon Cotyledons

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:81-83 (article 31) 1993 Caiping Ma, X.P. Zhang, B.B. Rhodes and J.W. Adelberg Horticulture Dept., Box 340375, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 Protoplast culture and subsequent regeneration could lead to more rapid genetic progress with watermelon. Experiments were conducted to define conditions for protoplast culture of cotyledons. Effects of Mannitol, Cellulase […]

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Fertility Shift in an In Vitro Regenerated Male-sterile Line in Watermelon

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:80 (article 30) 1993 Xingping Zhang and Bill Rhodes Department of Horticulture, Box 340375, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0375 Regeneration of a male-sterile line was begun in November of 1991. Cotyledons from 20-day old fruit (ms ms x Ms ms) were inoculated on 10 μ M BA regeneration medium (Adelberg and […]

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Male Sterile, ms, in Watermelon not Linked to Delayed Green, dg and I-dg

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:79 (article 29) 1993 Xingping Zhang and Bill Rhodes Department of Horticulture, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0375 The genetic male-sterile ms, from China (1) has been reported to be unlinked to gms (1) and Sp (2). Data are reported here on its relationship to the two genes that determine delayed green […]

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Inheritance of Resistance to Races 0, 1, and 2 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum in Watermelon (Citrullus sp. PI 296341)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:77-78 (article 28) 1993 Xingping Zhang and Bill Rhodes Horticulture Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0375 Martyn and Netzer (1) reported Citrullus sp. PI 296341-FR to be 100% resistant to races 0 and 1 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum but segregating for resistance to race 2. We report here inheritance […]

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1993 Squash Reports

1993 Report No. 16 Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) Genetic parthenocarpy in Cucurbita pepo L. R.W. Robinson (USA) CGC 16:55-57 (1993) Productivity of naked seed squash, Cucurbita pepo L. Warid A. Warid, Jaime J. Martinez and Juan M. Loaiza (Mexico) CGC 16:58-60 (1993) The chromoplast ultrastructure of two isogenic lines of Cucurbita pepo fruits at different developmental stages H.T. Lim and C.D. […]

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