Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:86-86 (article 29) 2000 9-13 August 1999 Styria & Lower Austria Preface Extracting oil from pumpkin seed is a century-old tradition centered in Styria, in the south-eastern part of Austria. Some 130 years ago, a recessive mutation occurred which prevented the coat of the pumpkin seed from lignifying. Generations of people […]
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2000 Proceedings of the 1st International Oil Pumpkin Conference
July 2000 Report No. 23 Proceedings of the 1st International Oil Pumpkin Conference Preface P. Lichtenecker and T. Lelley CGC 23:86 (2000) An Overview of the Oil Pumpkin T.C. Andres (USA) CGC 23:87-88 (2000) Seed Development in Cucurbita pepo: An Overview with Emphasis on Hull-less Seeded Genotypes of Pumpkin J.B. Loy (USA) CGC 23:89-95 (2000) A […]
Research and Application of Seed Coating Agent for Cucurbit Crops in China
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:83-85 (article 280) 2000 Zhao Jioqiang and Cheng Zhihui Horticultural Department, Northwest Sci-Tech University of Agriculture & Forestry, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China Seed Coating Agents (SCAs) are compounds effective in protecting seed and young seedlings from attack by disease and insects. They may also supply nutrition for young seedling growth. […]
Bud Induction of Serpent Gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.) In Vitro
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:80-82 (article 27) 2000 Zhang Lihua, Cheng Zhihui, Cui Hongwen and Xue Wanxin Department of Horticulture, Northwest Science and Technology University of Agriculture and Forestry, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China Introduction. Serpent gourd belongs to Cucurbitaceae and originates in the tropic area of Asia. The cultivation of serpent gourd occurs mainly in […]
Genetic Variability in Bottlegourd, Langenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:78-79 (article260) 2000 Annie Mathew, Baby Lissy Markose, S. Rajan and K.V. Peter Department of Olericulture, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Trichur, Kerala, India 680 656 India is one of the centres of diversity of bottlegourd (1), endowed with a variety of diverse germplasm. Hence a collection of bottlegourd from […]
2000 Other Cucurbit Genera and Species Reports
Report No. 23 Other Genera and Species Genetic Variability in Bottlegourd, Lagernaria siceraria (Molina) Standley A. Mathew, B.L. Markose, S. Rajan and K.V. Peter (India) CGC 23:78-79 (2000) Bud Induction of Serpent Gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.) In Vitro L. Zhang, Z. Cheng, H. Cui and W. Xue (China) CGC 23:80-82 (2000) Research and Application of Seed Coating Agent […]
Genetic Diversity Within and Between the Species Cucurbita pepo, C. moschata and C. maxima as Revealed by RAPD Markers
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:73-77 (article 25) 2000 Miroslav Baranek, Gergtud Stift, Johann Vollmann and Tamas Lelley Department of Plant Biotechnology, Institute of Agrobiotechnology Tulln, A-3400 Tulln, Austria: [email protected] Introduction. Genes not available in a species can often be obtained through interspecific hybridization. A good example is resistance against Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV), which […]
Potential Usefulness of SSR Markers for Studying Infraspecific Variability in Cucurbita pepo
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:71-72 (article 24) 2000 Nurit Katzir, Neta Mozes-Daube, Yael Danin-Poleg, and Harry S. Paris Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya-ar Research Center, P.P. Box 1021, Ramat Yishay 30-095, Israel Simple sequence repeats (SSRs), also known as microsatellites, consist of variable numbers of tandem repeats of up to five […]
Searching for Molecular Markers Linked to ZYMV Resistance in Squash
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:69-70 (article230) 2000 Rebecca N. Brown and James R. Myers Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 The purpose of this study was to find a molecular marker linked to zucchini yellow mosaic virus resistance from Cucurbita moschata ‘Nigerian Local’. ‘Nigerian Local’ is a major source of virus resistance […]
A Strain of Watermelon Mosaic Virus from Massachusetts Causes Prominent Symptoms on Squashes and Systematically Infects Cucurbita equadorensis and C. maxima PI 419081-1
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:68-68 (article 22) 2000 R. Provvidenti Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456 Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV), previously known as WMV-2, commonly occurs in cucurbits and wild legume species growing in the northeastern United States. Generally, the symptoms caused by this virus in […]