Cucumis hardwickii: A Source of Germplasm for the Cucumber Breeder

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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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