Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:105-? (article 35) 2000 Janos Berenji Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, 21000 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia; [email protected] Abstract: The classification, breeding (history, methods and breeding goals), production (including the traditional practice of intercropping along with the present way of production in pure culture) and utilization (whole fruit or the flesh of […]
Month: July 2000
The Origin and Breeding of the Hull-less Seeded Styrian Oil-Pumpkin Varieties in Austria
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:101-104 (article340) 2000 Joanna Winkler Saatzucht Gleisdorf, Am Tieberhof 33, A-8200 Gleisdorf, Austria; [email protected] Abstract: The cultivation of pumpkins (C. pepo L.) for the combined use of fruits and seeds in Styria is confirmed by records going back 200 years. This was the first and, at the beginning, the largest region […]
Some Comments Concerning the Origin and Taxonomy of Old World Pumpkins
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:99-100 (article 33) 2000 Harry S. Paris Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, P.O. Box 1021, Ramat Yishay 30-095, Israel; [email protected] Various forms of cucurbita pepo, many of them pumpkins, are recorded in botanical tomes of Europe beginning in the mid-16th century (6). Of the pumpkins, […]
A Preliminary Survey of Oilseeds in the Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:96-98 (article32) 2000 Thomas C. Andres The cucurbit Network, 5440 Netherland Ave., D24, Bronx, NY 10471 Earle and Jones (1962) rank the Cucurbitaceae as one of the highest plant families in terms of mean protein content as well as mean oil content of its seeds, and assert that it “appear(s) to […]
Seed Development in Cucurbita pepo: An Overview with Emphasis on Hull-less Seeded Genotypes of Pumpkin
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:89-95 (article 31) 2000 J. Brent Loy Department of Plant Biology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 0324, U.S.A.; [email protected] Abstract: Seeds of Cucurbita pepo L. are high in protein and oil, and a good source of potassium, phosphorous, some of the minor elements, and some of the B vitamins. The […]
An Overview of the Oil Pumpkin
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:87-88 (article 30) 2000 Thomas C. Andres The Cucurbit Network, 5440 Netherland Ave., D24, Bronx, NY 10471 The use of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) seed is not new. The wild gourd-like ancestors of pumpkins contain edible and highly nutritious seeds, and their consumption most likely constitutes the first use of this species. […]
Proceedings of the 1st International Oil Pumpkin Conference
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:86-86 (article 29) 2000 9-13 August 1999 Styria & Lower Austria Preface Extracting oil from pumpkin seed is a century-old tradition centered in Styria, in the south-eastern part of Austria. Some 130 years ago, a recessive mutation occurred which prevented the coat of the pumpkin seed from lignifying. Generations of people […]
2000 Proceedings of the 1st International Oil Pumpkin Conference
July 2000 Report No. 23 Proceedings of the 1st International Oil Pumpkin Conference Preface P. Lichtenecker and T. Lelley CGC 23:86 (2000) An Overview of the Oil Pumpkin T.C. Andres (USA) CGC 23:87-88 (2000) Seed Development in Cucurbita pepo: An Overview with Emphasis on Hull-less Seeded Genotypes of Pumpkin J.B. Loy (USA) CGC 23:89-95 (2000) A […]
Research and Application of Seed Coating Agent for Cucurbit Crops in China
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:83-85 (article 280) 2000 Zhao Jioqiang and Cheng Zhihui Horticultural Department, Northwest Sci-Tech University of Agriculture & Forestry, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China Seed Coating Agents (SCAs) are compounds effective in protecting seed and young seedlings from attack by disease and insects. They may also supply nutrition for young seedling growth. […]
Bud Induction of Serpent Gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.) In Vitro
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:80-82 (article 27) 2000 Zhang Lihua, Cheng Zhihui, Cui Hongwen and Xue Wanxin Department of Horticulture, Northwest Science and Technology University of Agriculture and Forestry, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China Introduction. Serpent gourd belongs to Cucurbitaceae and originates in the tropic area of Asia. The cultivation of serpent gourd occurs mainly in […]