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 […]
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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 […]
2010 Gene List for Cucumber
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 33-34: 69-103 (article 23) 2010-2011 Adam D. Call and Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 U.S.A. Introduction This is the latest version of the gene list for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. ). In addition to morphological and resistance genes, this list includes genes […]
2009 Gene List for Squash
Harry S. Paris A.R.O., Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay 30-095 (Israel) Eileen Kabelka University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl 32611 (U.S.A.) The genus Cucurbita L. contains 12 or 13 species (50). As far as is known, all have a complement of 20 pairs of chromosomes (2n = 40). This gene list for Cucurbita contains detailed sources of information, being […]
Length and Rapid Elongation of Pedicels of the Female Flowers of Cucumis anguria L.
Our recent work describing Cucumis zambianus Widrlechner, J.H. Kirkbr., Ghebretinsae & K.R. Reitsma, a new species from Zambia, led us to spend considerable time documenting inflorescence characteristics in this new species and comparing them to other, similar Cucumis taxa (10). Cucumis zambianus and C. anguria share a trait that is rather unusual, pedicels that are […]