Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:61-65 (article 16) 1994 Dewei Ma, Zhenhuai Guo, Chenghe Zhang, and Souzhu Gao; Ming Wang Hebei Agricultural University, Boading, Hebei, CHINA; Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, CHINA The number of chromosomes in 36 melon cultigens was identified and the karyotypes of two typical melon cultivars were analysed by the improved cytological […]
Month: July 1994
Cucumis melo L. Accessions of the Genebank of the Polytechnical University of Valencia.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:57-60 (article 15) 1994 F. Nuez, J. Prohens, M.J. Diez, and P. Fernandex de Cordova Depto. Biotecnologia. Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, 46022, SPAIN The Genebank of the Polytechnical University of Valencia (Documentation Center of genus Cucumis) currently has available more than 500 accessions of melon (Cucumis melo L.). Although most of […]
1994 Cucumber Reports
CGC Report No. 17 Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) A core collection for cucumber: To be or not to be J.E. Staub (USA) CGC 17:1-5 (1994) A core collection for cucumber: A starting point J.E. Staub (USA) CGC 17:6-11 (1994) A set of cucumbers to represent the American market T.C. Wehner (USA) CGC 17:12-13 (1994) Cucumber cultivar […]
A Seed Dryer for Cucumber Seeds
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:54-56 (article 14) 1994 Todd C. Wehner and Ervin G. Humphries Departments of Horticultural Science, and Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 A dryer was built using readily available parts for use in drying cucumber seeds from single-fruit harvest, as well as bulk increases from isolation […]
Micropropagation of the Cucumber Hybrids ‘Brunex’ and ‘Bambina’
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:50-53 (article 13) 1994 G. Sapountzakis, A.S. Tsaftaris Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece; Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece The female parthenocarpic cucumber hybrids which are cultivated in greenhouses have considerable economic importance during the winter period in the European market. The plants are very […]
Selection and Characterization of Salt-tolerant Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants using in vitro Culture
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:40-49 (article 12) 1994 A. Baszczyk-Guzek and M. Szwacka Department of Horticultural Plant Genetics and Breeding, Warsaw, and Agricultural University, Noworsynowska 166, 02-766 Warsaw, Poland Cucumber is a species for which methods of regeneration of in vitro cultures have been elaborated (Malepszy, 1988; Malepszy et al., 1986). Tissue culture provides opportunities […]
Chilling Resistance of Five Cucurbit Species
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:38-39 (article 11) 1994 Todd C. Wehner and Zohair M. Mirdad Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Genetic resistance to chilling in cucurbits would be useful for protection of seedlings against spring frost. Previous research on cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) indicated that it is chilling susceptible, […]
Inheritance of Fruit Firmness in Genetically Parthenocarpic Pickling Cucumbers
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:35-37 (article 10) 1994 Kevin L. Cook and James R. Baggett, August C. Gabert Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, Sunseeds, Research Station, Brooks, OR 97305 Fruit firmness in genetically nonparthenocarpic cucumber has been reported as a highly heritable (h = 0.42-0.80) quantitative trait with additive gene effects […]
Fruit Firmness and Quality of Parthenocarpic Versus Nonparthenocarpic Pickling Cucumber Cultivars.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:30-34 (article 9) 1994 Kevin L. Cook, James R. Baggett, August C. Gabert Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331; Sunseeds, Research Station, Brooks, OR 97305 Parthenocarpic pickling cucumbers may be advantageous to conventional non-parthenocarpic cultivars due to their higher fruiting capacity and ability to produce fruit under poor […]
Analysis of Component Traits for Early Yield in Cucumber
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:27-29 (article 8) 1994 Mingan Yin and Hongwen Cui Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China Early maturity and high yield is an important objective in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) breeding programs. The early yield of cucumber is complicated by its quantitative nature and is affected by […]