Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:12-15 (article 4) 2000 Christopher S. Cramer Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Box 30003, New Mexico State University, Las Cruses, NM 88003-0003 Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Introduction. Increased fruit yield has been one of the primary breeding objectives in the development […]
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A Bibliography of the Oil Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo)
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:129-135 (article 45) 2000 Thomas C. Andres The Cucurbit Network, 5440 Netherland Ave., D24, Bronx, NY 10471 This bibliographic survey covers the diverse publications in the breeding, biology, and usage of the oil pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo). It includes the uses of the oil pumpkin for its edible and medicinal oil and […]
Styrian Pumpkin Oil: The Marketing Perspective
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:128-128 (article 44) 2000 John Paul Cook 3102 Little Creek, Alexandria, VA 22309, U.S.A.; [email protected] For nearly 300 years, Styria in Austria has been the home of the well-kept secret of pumpkin seed oil. Not only did this oil evolve as the cornerstone of Styria’s diet it was also recognized for […]
Response to Phenotypic Selection for Multiple Lateral branching in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:8-11 (article 3) 2000 G. Fazio and J.E. Staub USDA-ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Horticulture, 1575 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706 Introduction. The acreage planted for mechanically-harvested cucumbers in the United States has increased 30 to 40% in the last 20 years. Because of rising labor […]
Cucurbita pepo – History and Thin Coated Seeds
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:126-127 (article43) 2000 Herwig Teppner Institute of Botany, Karl-Franzens-University, Hoilteigasse 6, A-8010, Graz, Austria; [email protected] From the herbals of the 16th century it can be shown, that horticultural groups of Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. pepo (pumpkin, vegetable marrow) and of C. pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) Decker (scallop, acron, ornamental gourds) […]
“Styrian Pumpkin-Seed Oil g.g.A” – Over One Million control Numbers Have Been Assigned
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:1214-125 (article 42) 2000 Christian Konrad “Steirisches Gemuse” (Styrian Vegetables), Am Engelsdorfgrund 10, A-8041 Graz, Austria; [email protected] The Stamp of Origin – “Styrian Pumpkin-Seed Oil g.g.A”: The growing of pumpkins for the production of pumpkin-seed oil is an old tradition in Styria and now represents an interesting and important source of […]
Method for the Development and characterization of Microsatellite Markers in Cucumber
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:4-7 (article 2) 2000 G. Fazio and J.E. Staub USDA-ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Horticulture, 1575 Linden Dr., Madison WI 53706 Introduction. Genetic markers such as isozymes, RAPDs and RFLPs have ben characterized in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) (Dijkhuizen et al., 1996; Serquen et al., 1997). […]
The Health Value of Styrian Pumpkin Seed Oil – Science and Fiction
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:122-123 (article 41) 2000 Franz Siegfried Wagner Institute for Regional Product Development, Technical Buro and Chemical Laboratory, Kogelberg 15, A-8430 Leibniz, Austria; [email protected] Styrian Pumpkin-seed oil is a natural vegetable oil Vegetable oils are very important in human nutrition. They provide our system with essential polyunsaturated fatty acids, Vitamin E and […]
A New Source of Resistance to Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood Identified in Cucumis
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23 1-3 (article1) 2000 Jin-Feng Chen¹ and Stephen Lewis² ¹Departmentof Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; ² Department of Plant Pathology and Physiology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 Introduction: Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is considered very susceptible to major pathogens active in temperate growing regions (Fassuliotis, 1979). In this regard, […]
Production of Cucurbit Seed Oil by Cold Pressing Process in the “Farmaol” Company
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:120-121 (article 40) 2000 Sergy B. Artyomenko Joint company “Farmaol”, P.O. Box 157700, Chelyabinsk, 454091, Russia; [email protected]; [email protected] Leonid N. Chaban Kalinovaya St. h.30, ap.94, Sochi, 354066, Krasnodar region, Russia: [email protected]; [email protected] Abstract: The cold (actually low-temperature) process of pressing oil from pumpkin, water- and other melon seed for medicinal purposes […]