Al Masoum, Ahmed A. P.O. Box 10355, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tel: (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. Tel: 950-58 12 07. Fax: 950-58 12 79. Melon breeding. Andres, Thomas C. 5440 Netherland Ave., #D24, Bronx, NY 10471-2321. Tel: (718) 601-7329, […]
Month: July 1996
CGC on the World Wide Web
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:89-90 (article 33) 1996 Timothy Ng Department of Horticulture, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-5611 USA In June 1995, CGC established its presence on the World Wide Web (WWW) at http://probe.nalusda.gov:8000/other-docs/egc (Fig. 1) in an effort to provide additional services to CGC members, and to educate the broader public on […]
1996 Other Genera and Species Reports
CGC Report # 19 Other Cucurbit Genera and Species Post-harvest Treatments for Producing Sponges from Immature Fruits of Luffa Gourd Tammy L. Ellington and Todd C. Wehner (USA) CGC 19:85-86 (1996) Post-harvest Bleaching of Luffa Sponges for Reduced Stains without Reduced Strength Todd C. Wehner and Tammy L. Ellington (USA) CGC 19:87-88 (1996)
Post-harvest Bleaching of Luffa Sponges for Reduced Stains Without Reduced Strength
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:87-88 (article 32) 1996 Todd C. Wehner and Tammy L. Ellington Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Sponges obtained from luffa gourds (Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.) have many uses ranging from household cleaning to personal hygiene. Fruits are harvested from the vines after the skin of the […]
Post-harvest Treatments for Producing Sponges from Immature Fruits of Luffa Gourd
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:85-86 (article 31) 1996 Tammy L. Ellington and Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Luffa gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) is grown in small areas for the production of sponges for cosmetics and cleaning products. In eastern North Carolina, we usually plant in mid April, […]
1996 Squash Report
CGC Report No. 21 Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) The B Genes and their Phenotypic Expression in Cucurbita: An Overview Oved Shifriss (USA) CGC 19:73-77 (1996) High Yields of Summer Squash Lines and Hybrid Combinations Andres Tacho Amaya and Sergio Garza Ortega (Mexico) CGC 19:78-80 (1996) Resistance to Three Isolates of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) in Squash (Cucurbita […]
A Taiwan Strain of Papaya Ringspot Virus from Carica papaya Causing Prominent Symptoms on Cultivated Cucurbits
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:83-84 (article .30) 1996 A. Provvidenti Department of Plant Pathology. Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y. 11446 Papaya ringspot virus (PRV), an economically important viral agent, usually occurs in tropical and semitropical areas of the world. Its particles are flexuous rods about 780 x 12 mm […]
Resistance to Three Isolates of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) in squash (Cucurbita pepo L.)
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:81-82 (article 29) 1996 Ahmed, E.A., A.E. El Jack, A.M. Salama, and G.A. Daffala Faculty of Agriculture, Abu Haraz, University of Gezira, P.O. Box 42, Wad Medani, Sudan Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) is a very serious disease in squash, particularly in the central region of the Sudan. A recent survey […]
High Yields of Summer Squash Lines and Hybrid Combinations
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:78-80 (article 28) 1996 Andres Tacho Amaya and Sergio Garza Ortega Departmento de Agricultura y Ganaderia. Universidad de Sonora. Ap. Postal 305. Hermasillo, Sonora, Mexico Cucurbita moschata landraces commonly found in Mexico exhibit a high degree of variability (4). In our collection we have observed useful traits such as attractive butternut […]
The B Genes and their Phenotypic Expression in Cucurbita: an Overview
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:73-77 (article 27) 1996 Oved Shifriss 21 Walter Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904 The B genes are nuclear mutants, and each B gene conditions precocious depletion of chlorophyll. In fruits, these genes can be expressed in all known genetic backgrounds. But in some backgrounds they can also be expressed in one […]