1995 Other Genera and Species Reports

CGC Report # 18 Other Genera and Species The production of Buddha’s Hand in China Zhihui Cheng, Huanwen Meng and Hongwen Cui (P.R. China) CGC 18:64 (1995) A multi-viral resistant cultivar of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria from Taiwan) R. Provvidenti (USA) CGC 18:65-67 (1995) Growth regulator effects on sex expression of luffa sponge gourd Todd C. […]

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Growth Regulator Effects on Sex Expression of Luffa Sponge Gourd

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:68-68 (article 32) 1995 Todd C. Wehner and Tammy L. Ellington Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Luffa sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca Mill) is increasingly popular in North Carolina for use in cosmetics and cleaning products. We are interested in developing luffa cultivars suited to industry […]

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A Multi-Viral Resistant Cultivar of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria from Taiwan)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:65-67 (article 31) 1995 R. Provvidenti Department of Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N.Y. 14456 According to Heiser (3) bottle gourd or calabash gourd (Lagenaria siceraria L.) in prehistoric times was exclusively cultivated throughout the tropical and subtropical areas of both hemispheres and in some regions […]

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The Production of Buddha’s Hand in China

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:64-65 (article 30) 1995 Zhihui Cheng, Huanwen Meng, and Hongwen Cui Dept. of Hort., Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China The Buddha’s hand (Sechium edule swart.) is a perennial root vegetable of Mexican origin. It is suitable for production in the tropic and subtropic regions. Its name comes from […]

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1995 Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Membership Directory

Al Masoum, Ahmed A. P.O. Box 10355, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Ph: (9713)-614430). Fax: (9713)-612662. Growth regulators on cucurbit crops. Alvarez, Hose Ignacio S&G Semillas. S.A. Ctra. Malaga. km. 87.2, 04700 el Ejido. Almeria, Spain. Ph: 950-58 12 07. Fax: 950-58 12 79. Melon breeding. Andres, Thomas C. 5440 Netherland Ave., #D24, Bronx, NY 10471-2321. Ayuso, Ma Cruz Petoseed […]

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Rind Maturity and Susceptibility of Butternut Squash to Didymella bryoniae

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:62-64 (article 29) 1995 T. A. Zitter and J. L. Drennan Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, Ithica, NY 14853 Many cucurbit fruit are susceptible to infection by the black rot fungus Didymella bryoniae in the field or during storage (1, 2, 3). Wounding is known to be important for fungal […]

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Seedling Screens for Resistance to Gummy Stem Blight in Squash

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:59-61 (article 28) 1995 Yiping Zhang, Konstantinos Anagnostou, and M.M. Kyle; Thomas A. Zitter Department of Plant Breeding and Biometry, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Gummy stem blight (GSB) is a particularly severe disease of squash (Cucurbita spp.) owing to the fact […]

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1995 Watermelon Reports

CGC Report No. 22 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Germplasm resources of Citrullus lanatus in the Genebank of the Polytechnic University of Valencia P. Fernandez de Cordova, M.J. Diez, A. Iglesias and F. Nuez (Spain) CGC 18:52-54 (1995) Powdery mildew attacks commercial watermelon cultivars in Sudan Sadig K. Omara and M. Taha (Sudan) CGC 18:55 (1995) Triploid watermelons resist […]

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Triploid Watermelons Resist Fruit Blotch Organism

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:56-58 (article 27) 1995 J.T. Garret, B.B. Rhodes and Xingping Zhang Department of Horticulture, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 Watermelon fruit blotch disease (WFB), presently attributed to the bacterium Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli, is a devastating disease which renders infected watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura and Nakai] fruits unmarketable. This disease […]

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