A touching tale was told by a huckster in the year of 1909 (3). In order to commemorate the wedding of his beloved daughter, he claimed that he plucked an orange blossom from her bridal bouquet and used it to pollinate a cucumber plant. The result of this bizarre union was, he said, a cucumber […]
Month: July 2011
The Cucumis of Antiquity: A Case of Mistaken Identity
It has become nearly axiomatic that “cucumbers” were familiar to ancient Mediterranean civilizations. A number of authors specializing in cucurbits, almost a Who’s Who of Cucurbitology, have written that the cucumber, Cucumis sativus L., spread westward from its homeland in the foothills of the Himalayas some 3000 years ago. It is also understood axiomatically that […]
2010 to 2011 Other Cucurbit Genera & Species Reports
Other Cucurbit Genera and Species Occurrence and Preliminary Characterization of Gynoecious Ridge Gourd [Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.] in a Natural Population A.D. Munshi, T.K. Behera, A.K. Sureja and Ravinder Kumar CGC 33 & 34: 57-59 (2010-2011) Use of Silver Thiosulfate and Gibberellic Acid for Induction of Hermaphrodite Flower in Gynoecious Lines of Bitter Gourd […]
2010 to 2011 Squash and Pumpkin Reports
Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) A “Hull-less” Seed Trait of Cucurbita maxima Duch. in Accession BGH 7653 Jose Raulindo Gardingo, Derly Jose Henriques da Silva, Vincente Wagner Dias Casali, Izaias da Silva Lima Neto and Roseli Aparecida Ferrari CGC 33 & 34: 47-50 (2010-2011) Pollination of Squash Before and After the Day of Anthesis R.W. […]
2010 to 2011 Watermelon Reports
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) L-Citrulline Levels in Watermelon Cultivars from Three Locations Angela R. Davis, Amnon Levi, Stephen King, Todd Wehner and Penelope Perkins-Veazie CGC 33 & 34: 36-39 (2010-2011) Breeding for Yield in Watermelon – A Review Rakesh Kumar and Todd C. Wehner CGC 33 & 34: 40-41 (2010-2011) Natural Outcrossing in Watermelon – A […]
2010 to 2011 Melon Reports
Melon (Cucumis melo) Powdery Mildew Resistance of Cucurbits at Different Locations R.W. Robinson CGC 33 & 34: 22-23 (2010-2011) Podosphaera xanthii but not Golovinomyces cichoracearum Infects Cucurbits in a Greenhouse at Salinas, California Cosme Bojorques Ramos, Karunakaran Maruthacalam, James D. McCreight and Raymundo S. Garcia Estrada CGC 33 & 34: 24-28 (2010-2011) Melon Trait […]
2010 to 2011 Cucumber Reports
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) The Cucumis of Antiquity: A Case of Mistaken Identity Harry S. Paris and Jules Janik CGC 33 & 34:1-2 (2010-2011) Origin and Characterization of the ‘Lemon’ Cucumber R.W. Robinson CGC 33 & 34: 3-4 (2010-2011) Yield of Spring-Planted Cucumber Using Row Covers, Polyethylene Mulch, and Chilling Resistant Cultivars Todd C. Wehner, Gabrielle […]
2011 Gene List for Melon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 33 – 34 (2010-2011) by Catherine Dogimont, Michel Pitrat and James D. McCreight Centre de Recherches Agronomiques de Avignon, Stat. d’Amerlior. des Plantes Mar. Domaine St. Maurice, Montfavet 84140 France USDA-ARS, Research Station, 1636 East Alisal St., Salinas, CA 93905-3018 USA Gene lists of melon have been published previously, the last […]