The mission of the Cucumber Improvement Program in the Vegetable Crops Research Unit (VCRU) of USDA-ARS, Madison is to conduct researches to serve the needs of the cucumber industry and consumers. For researchers in a public institution, it is useful to survey their clientele and prioritize their research to address major problems. In December 2008, […]
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2008 to 2009 Other Cucurbit Genera and Species Reports
Other Genera and Species Evaluation of Sponge Gourd Hybrids for Yield and Related Traits Sabina Islam, A.D. Munshi, Ravinder Kumar, T.K. Behera & S.K. Lal CGC 31-32:34-35 (2008-2009) Length and Rapid Elongation of Pedicels of the Female Flowers of Cucumis anguria L. Mark P. Widrlechner, Kathleen R. Reitsma, LucindaD. Clark & Joseph H. Kirkbride, Jr. […]
2008 to 2009 Watermelon Reports
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Green-Fleshed Watermelon Contains Chlorophyll Angela R. Davis, Penelope Perkins-Veazie, Stephen R. King & Amnon Levi CGC 31-32:8-10 (2008-2009) A New Dwarf Mutant dw-4 in Watermelon Hua Yang, Yong-gang Li, Ding-xin Yang & Jie Yang CGC 31-32:11-14 (2008-2009) A Apetalous Gynoecious Mutant in Watermelon Yong-gang Li, Hua Yang, Jie Yang & Ding-xin Yang […]
2008 to 2009 Melon Reports
Melon (Cucumis melo) A Rapid Spectrophotometric Method to Determine β-Carotene Content in Cucumis melo germplasm Angela R. Davis, Wayne W. Fish & Penelope Perkins- Veazie CGC 31-32: 5-7(2008-2009)
2008 to 2009 Cucumber Reports
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) 2008 Public Sector Cucumber Research Priority Survey Yiqun Weng CGC 31-32: 1-4 (2008-2009)
2008 to 2009 Squash and Pumpkin Reports
Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) Breeding Classic Cucurbita maxima Buttercup Squash for Increased Genetic Diversity Nicki Dallmann & Michael Dallmann CGC 31-32:17-18 (2008-2009) Performance of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus Resistant ‘Golden Delicious’ Type Pumpkin Hybrids Jim Myers, Deborah Kean & Rebecca Brown CGC 31-32:19-24 (2008-2009) Confirmation of a Dominant Hard Rind (Hr) Locus in a […]
2008 Gene List for Other Genera of Cucurbitaceae
Marlene Taja and Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Introduction The Cucurbitaceae includes many important vegetables species, including cucumber, melon and watermelon. Those are major crop species originally from the Old World: cucumber from India; melon and watermelon from Africa (Wehner and Maynard, 2003). However, there are […]
2007 Other Cucurbit Genera and Species Reports
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report No. 30 Other Genera and Species New Source of Male Sterility in Ridge Gourd (Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.) and its Maintenance Through In Vitro Culture Pradeepkumar, T., Sujatha, R., Krishnaprasad, B.T and Johnkutty, I (India) CGC 30:60-63 (2007) Genetics of Seed Yield and its Components in Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) […]
2007 Squash and Pumpkin Reports
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report No. 30 Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) Diversity within Cucurbita maxima and C. moschata for resistance to RNA viruses Menahem Edelstein, Harry S. Paris, Amit Gal-On, Giora Barkan, Diana Leibman, and Rivka Hadas (Israel) CGC 30:31-32 (2007) New Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Forms for Pumpkin/Squash/Gourd Harry S. Paris, Janice Strachan, Mark […]
2007 Melon Reports
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report No. 30 Melon (Cucumis melo) Study of Natural Variation in Root Structure within Cucumis melo L. using in vitro culture. Ana Fita, Cristina Roig, Belén Picó and Fernando Nuez (Spain) CGC 30:20-22 (2007) Evaluation of non-preference of melon plants by B. tabaci F.J.Palomares-Rius, López-Sesé, A.I. and M. L. Gómez-Guillamón (Spain) CGC […]