Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 1:5 (article 4) 1978 E. K. Horst and R. L. Lower North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27650 Cucumis hardwickii, an annual monoecious cucurbit species resembling C. sativus, hybridizes readily with C. sativus, producing a fertile F1 with no observed reduction of fertility in the F2. C. hardwickii sets larger numbers of fruit per plant […]
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Breeding for Fruit Rot Resistance in Cucumber
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 1:4 (article 3) 1978 J. L. Bowers and M. J. Goode University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 We now have two characters that we think may be helpful in breeding for fruit rot (Rhizoctonia) resistance. A small leaf type was found in our material 3 years ago, and we are in the […]
Fusarium Wilt Resistance of Cucumbers
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 1:3 (article 2) 1978 G. M. Armstrong and J. K. Armstrong Georgia Experiment Station, Experiment, GA 30212 Fusarium wilt of cucumbers has not been of importance in the United States, but is of considerable importance in other parts of the world. Three different isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum viz., #ATCC 16416 from Fla., […]
Preliminary Report on in vitro Propagation of Cucumber
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 1:1-2 (article 1) 1978 W. R. Alsop, W. W. Cure, G. F. Evans, and R. L. Mott North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27650 Preliminary investigations on the feasibility of in vitro propagation of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) have been conducted in this laboratory. Shoot regeneration from callus has not been reported for this […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 19
February 1977 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Growth Analysis of Dry Matter, Economic Bulb Yield and Protein Production of Several Varieties of Onion (Allium cepa L.) Gaafar Mohamedali Department of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Five field experiments were conducted in 1973-75 at East Ithaca and Freeville, New York with […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 18
February 1976 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Transferring Powdery Mildew Resistance in Cucumber H.M. Munger Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. There are several published reports on the inheritance of powdery mildew resistance in cucumber in which several genes, mostly recessive, have been identified. It has not been clear as to how […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 17
February 1975 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Sungold or CW 198 Wax Bean M.H. Dickson New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N.Y. Sungold was released to the trade as CW 198 in February 1973. Sungold has been extensively tested in various parts of the country and has shown good […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 16
February 1974 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Breeding Pole Beans Resistant to Rhizoctonia and With High Temperature Pod Set M. LeRon Robbins Clemson University Truck Experiment Station, Charleston, S.C. A land variety of pole bean with resistance to Rhizoctonia and with the ability to set pods in hot weather was discovered. Crosses with several […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 15
February 1973 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Effect of Seed Density on Emergence, Vigor and Production of Cucumbers Ronald G. Eaton and J.L. Bowers Department of Horticulture and Forestry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 Two lots of seed of the cultivar Explorer, one graded as dense and the other […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 14
February 1972 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Interlocular Cavitation in Snap Bean Pods Paul E. Read, J.M. Lee, and David W. Davis Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Studies of interlocular cavitation (IC) in snap bean pods have been carried out in this department for 3 […]