Many popular and technical reports on watermelon flesh colors ignore green, an uncommon color. The earliest report of this color mutant that we were able to find dates back more than one hundred years. In this report, inheritance of pink-fleshed vs. green-fleshed genes in watermelon was explored and resulted in fruit intermediate in character, the […]
Month: July 2009
A Rapid Spectrophotometric Method to Determine β-Carotene Content in Cucumis melo germplasm
β-carotene is a carotenoid that has antioxidant properties, is a precursor of Vitamin A, and imparts the orange color in some fruits and vegetables. This compound is the major carotenoid in cantaloupe. Because of its health benefits, the β-carotene content in fruits is of interest to the food industry and to melon breeders. Current methods […]
2008 Public Sector Cucumber Research Priority Survey
The mission of the Cucumber Improvement Program in the Vegetable Crops Research Unit (VCRU) of USDA-ARS, Madison is to conduct researches to serve the needs of the cucumber industry and consumers. For researchers in a public institution, it is useful to survey their clientele and prioritize their research to address major problems. In December 2008, […]
2008 to 2009 Other Cucurbit Genera and Species Reports
Other Genera and Species Evaluation of Sponge Gourd Hybrids for Yield and Related Traits Sabina Islam, A.D. Munshi, Ravinder Kumar, T.K. Behera & S.K. Lal CGC 31-32:34-35 (2008-2009) Length and Rapid Elongation of Pedicels of the Female Flowers of Cucumis anguria L. Mark P. Widrlechner, Kathleen R. Reitsma, LucindaD. Clark & Joseph H. Kirkbride, Jr. […]
2008 to 2009 Watermelon Reports
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Green-Fleshed Watermelon Contains Chlorophyll Angela R. Davis, Penelope Perkins-Veazie, Stephen R. King & Amnon Levi CGC 31-32:8-10 (2008-2009) A New Dwarf Mutant dw-4 in Watermelon Hua Yang, Yong-gang Li, Ding-xin Yang & Jie Yang CGC 31-32:11-14 (2008-2009) A Apetalous Gynoecious Mutant in Watermelon Yong-gang Li, Hua Yang, Jie Yang & Ding-xin Yang […]
2008 to 2009 Melon Reports
Melon (Cucumis melo) A Rapid Spectrophotometric Method to Determine β-Carotene Content in Cucumis melo germplasm Angela R. Davis, Wayne W. Fish & Penelope Perkins- Veazie CGC 31-32: 5-7(2008-2009)
2008 to 2009 Cucumber Reports
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) 2008 Public Sector Cucumber Research Priority Survey Yiqun Weng CGC 31-32: 1-4 (2008-2009)
2008 to 2009 Squash and Pumpkin Reports
Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) Breeding Classic Cucurbita maxima Buttercup Squash for Increased Genetic Diversity Nicki Dallmann & Michael Dallmann CGC 31-32:17-18 (2008-2009) Performance of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus Resistant ‘Golden Delicious’ Type Pumpkin Hybrids Jim Myers, Deborah Kean & Rebecca Brown CGC 31-32:19-24 (2008-2009) Confirmation of a Dominant Hard Rind (Hr) Locus in a […]