2004 Watermelon Report

Report No. 27

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

    1. Qualitative Genes for Use in Development of Elite Watermelon Cultivars
      T.C. Wehner and N. Guner (USA)
      CGC 27:24 (2004)
    2. Protocol for DNA Extraction from Watermelon Leaves for SSR Marker Studies
      G. Gusmini, T.C. Wehner, T. Joobeur,
      R.A. Dean and A. Levi (USA)
      CGC 27:25-29 (2004)
    3. A Fasciated Mutant in Watermelon
      N. Guner and T.C. Wehner (USA)
      CGC 27:30-31 (2004)
    4. Accessions Having Opposite Leaf Arrangement at the First True Leaf in Watermelon
      N. Guner and T.C. Wehner (USA)
      CGC 27:32-33 (2004)
    5. Lycopene and Total Carotenoid Content as Descriptors for Citrullus lanatus: Limitations and Preliminary Trials
      A.R. Davis, S.R. King, R.L. Jarret, A.
      Levi (USA) and Y. Tadmor (Israel)
      CGC 27:34-40 (2004)
    6. Cultivars Suitable for Watermelon Rind Pickles
      G. Gusmini and T.C. Wehner (USA)
      CGC 27:41-42 (2004)
    7. Heterosis for Yield in a Watermelon Hybrid
      G. Gusmini and T.C. Wehner (USA)
      CGC 27:43-44 (2004)
    8. Estimates of Variance Components and Broad-Sense Heritability for Yield in Watermelon
      G. Gusmini and T.C. Wehner (USA)
      CGC 27:45-48 (2004)
    9. Some Considerations on Speed of Weighing Watermelon Fruit in Yield Trials
      G. Gusmini, J.R. Schultheis and T.C.
      Wehner (USA)
      CGC 27:49-50 (2004)
    10. In Search of High Lycopene Watermelon
      P. Perkins-Veazie and A.R. Davis (USA)
      CGC 27:51-53 (2004)