CGC Report No. 21 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Breeding and Production of Edible Seed Watermelon Seed in China Jiannong Zhang (P.R. China) CGC 19:66 (1996) Inheritance of Seed Size from Diverse Crosses in Watermlon Jiannong Zhang (P.R. China) CGC 19:67-69 (1996) Watermelon Fruit Blotch Infection Rates in Diploids and Triploids B.B. Rhodes, X.P. Zhang, J.T. Garrett […]
Month: July 1996
Watermelon Fruit Blotch Infection Rates in Diploids and Triploids
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:70-72 (article 26) 1996 B.B. Rhodes, X.P. Zhang, J.T. Garrett and C. Fang Horticulture Department, E 142 Poole Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 Watermelon fruit blotch (WFB) caused by the bacterium now known as Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli was first noted in south Carolina in 1989. the pathogen from an […]
Inheritance of Seed Size from Diverse Crosses in Watermelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:67-69 (article 25) 1996 Jiannong Zhang Melon Research Institute, Gansu University of Agriculture, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, P.R. China Introduction: Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum and Nakai) is divided into two types of crops in China: common watermelon for flesh; and watermelon grown for seeds for human consumption (edible seed). Considerable diversity […]
Breeding and Production of Watermelon for Edible Seed in China
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:66-67 (article 24) 1996 Jiannong Zhang Melon Research Institute, Gansu University of Agriculture, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, P.R. China Introduction: Edible seed watermelon had been grown in China for several hundred years, mainly as a source of edible seed. This is the same species as common watermelon grown for flesh (Citrullus lanatus […]
1996 Melon Report
CGC Report No. 21 Melon (Cucumis melo) Phenylurea Cytokinin More Effective than 6- Benzyladenine in Promoting Fruit Set and Inducing Parthenocarpy in Melon J. Brent Loy and Peter C. Allen (USA) CGC 19:47-48 (1996) Selection and Characterization of Known Genetic Marker Accessions for Hybridization with Commercial Varieties of Cucumis melo L. J. Jain and T.A. More (India) […]
Micropropagation of the Melon Hybrid ‘Galia’
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:63-65 (article 23) 1996 N. Spetsidis, G. Sapountzakis and A.S. Tsaftaris Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece ‘Galia’ is one of the most important melon genotypes cultivated in greenhouses in the Mediterranean basin. In vitro techniques for clonal micropropagation have been used with good results in […]
Potential Utility of RAPD Markers Linked to Fom 2 Gene in Melon (Cucumis melo L.)
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:61-62 (article 22) 1996 David W. Wolff and Jianling Zhou Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, The Texas A & M University System, 2415 East Highway 83, Weslaco, TX 78596 [email protected] Molecular marker identification and utilization in marker-assisted-selection (MAS) can be a valuable tool for the plant breeder, and has been an active […]
Temperature-Conditioned Response to Sphaerotheca fuliginea Race 1 in the Spanish Melon Cultivar ANC-57
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:59-60 (article 21) 1996 J.A. Tores, M.L. Gomez and I. Canovas Estacion Experimental “La Mayora”, Algarrobo Costa Malaga 29750, Spain The response of a Spanish melon cultivar, ANC-57, to Sphaerotheca fuliginea race 1 is conditioned at 26 C and susceptible at 21 C (2). The resistance of this cultivar is due […]
Host Range of a Melon Yellowing Virus Transmitted by bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in Southern Spain
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:57-58 (article 20) 1996 J.L. Garcia Carrasco, A.I.L. Sese and M.L. Gomez-Guillamon Experimental Station La Mayora, E-29750 Algarrobo-Costa, Malaga, Spain To study the host range of a melon yellowing virus transmitted by Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in Spain (4), plant species most commonly cultivated in the area, weeds growing near the greenhouse, […]
Identification and Selection of Genetic Marker Donor lines for Incorporation of Disease Resistance in Cultivars of Cucumis melo L.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:53-56 (article 19) 1996 Jaagrati Jain and T.A. More Division of Vegetable Crops, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India Introduction. Some of the major diseases of muskmelon (e.g., cucumber green mottle mosaicism, powdery mildew and Fusarium wilt) have been reported in Delhi and surrounding areas, thereby highlighting the need to […]