2023 Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report #46

CGC 46 – Complete Report (pdf)

CGC 46 (2023) Table of Contents

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and related species

1. Should the Unpublished Name Citrullus lanatus subspvulgaris var. melgalospermus for the ZiGua Seed-Snack Variety from China, be Validated?  Susanne S. Renner

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and related species

4. North Carolina Performance Trials for Cultivars of Parthenocarpic Pickling Cucumber.  Lauren J. Artem

Squash, pumpkins & gourds (Cucurbita spp.)

14. Diversity of Cucurbita moschata Duchesne loche and cushé) and Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché (chiclayo) in Southern Amazonas, Perú. Elizabeth R. A. Gill, Andrew B Ogden, Segundo Manuel Oliva-Cruz and Juan Carlos Guerrero-Abad.

23. A late 16th-Century Look-Alike of the ‘Romanesco’ Cocozelle Squash. Harry S. Paris

28. Diversity and Valorization of Local Genetic Resources of Cucurbita in Tunisia. Hela Chikh-Rouhou, Imen Tlili, Imen Henane, Riadh Ilahy and Ana Garcés-Claver

33. Cucurbitlocal – A Collaborative Initiative to Strengthen Valorization of Cucurbita Local Germplasm for Sustainable Agriculture. Hela Chikh-Rouhou, Ulrike Lohwasser, Belen Pico Sirvent, Alejandro Flores León, Santiago García Martínez, Anna Guadagno, Ciro Amoroso and Maria Ercolano

Other or multiple genera

35. Status and Prospects of Lagenaria siceraria (Bottle Gourd) Landraces in Tunisia: A Neglected and Underutilized Resource. Hela Chikh-Rouhou and Ana Garcés-Claver

38. Cucurbits Illustrated in the Late 16th-Century by Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1601). Harry S. Paris

In Memoriam

43. David Warren Groff, 1938-2022

44. Robert Warren Barham, 1953-2023