The Relationship Between ACC Synthase (CS-ACS2) and Monoecious Sex Phenotype in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:1-2 (article 1) 1999 H. Mizusawa and S. Matsuura Tohoku Seed Co., 1625 Himuro, Nishihara, Utsunomiya 321-3232, Japan S. Kamachi and S. Sakai Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8527, Japan In Japan, monoecious cucumber is very popular, and there are commercial varieties that possess various degrees of monoecious […]

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1999 Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Membership Directory

Ahn, Chang-Soon Chonnam Natl Univ, Dept. Hort, 300 Yongbonb-dong, Kwangju 500- 757, Korea. Ph: (062) 520-6480; FAX: 062) 520-6480. Akkermans, Doretta PT East West Seed Indonesia, P.O. Box 1, Campaka, Purwakarta 41181, W.Java, Indonesia. Ph.: 0264-201871; FAX: 0264-201875. E-mail: [email protected]. Cucumber, watermelon and melon breeding. Andres, Thomas C. 5440 Netherland Ave., #D24, Bronx, NY 10471-2321. Ph.: (718) 601-7329; FAX: (718) […]

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Health-Protection Composition of Pumpkin

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:59-60 (article 22) 1999 Tian Chengrui and Li Yun Department of Food Science, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shanxi, 712100, P.R. China Cui Hongwen and Cao Wei Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Shanxi, 71200, P.R. China Pumpkin (cucurbita moschata Duch.) is well known as both vegetable and food. Recently studies have […]

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Estimation of Genetic Parameters of Pumpkin under Low Income Conditions.

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:57-58 (article 21) 1999 Humberto Rios Labrada and Marta Alvarez National Institute of Agriculture Science, INCA< GP 1, San Jose de Las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba, Cp 32700 The plant breeding approaches used by the informal seed sector has been little studied (1). However, in some crops such as pumpkin, this […]

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Selection of Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Lines Resistant to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) in Sudan

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:55-56 (article 20) 1999 H.S. Ibn Oaf, E.A. Ahmed, A.E. El Jack and G.A. Daffalla Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, P.O. Box 20, Wad Madani, Sudan Zucchini yellow mosaic virus causes a very serious disease of squash in Sudan, particularly in the central region. On many occasions it causes […]

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Disease Resistance of Cucurbita pepo and C. maxima Genetic Resources

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:53-54 (article 19) 1999 Eva Kristkova Research Institute of Crop Production Praha, Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Department of Gene Bank, Slechtitelu 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic Ales Lebeda Palacky University, Faculty of science, Department of Botany, Slechtitelu 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic Introduction A collection of genetic […]

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Inheritance of Umbrella-like Leaf Shape in Materials Derived from Cucurbita maxima x pepo Hybrids

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:50-52 (article 18) 1999 M. Rakoczy-Trojanowska and S. Malepszy Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw Agricultural University, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warszawa, Poland Introduction distant crosses in plants can be a tool for obtaining new forms for breeding and genetic investigations. Hybrids between squash (Cucurbita maxima Duch.) and pumpkin (C. […]

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1999 Squash and Pumpkin Reports

CGC Report No. 22 Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) Inheritance of Umbrella-like Leaf Shape in Materials Derived from Cucurbita maxima x C. pepo Hybrids M. Rakoczy-Trojanowska and S. Malepszy (Poland) CGC 22:50-52 (1999) Disease Resistance of Cucurbita pepo and C. maxima Genetic Resources Eva Krístková and Ales Lebeda (Czech Republic) CGC 22:53-54 (1999) Selection of Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Lines Resistant to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic […]

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