Combining Ability in Summer Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:40-42 (article14) 1998 F. Lopez Anido¹, I.T. Firpo², S.M. Garcia², and E. Cointry¹ Catedras de Genetica¹ y Horticultura², Fac. de Cs. Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, CC 14, Zavalla 2123, Argentina Introduction. Diallel analyses ave been used extensively in plant species for genetic interpretation, which requires certain assumptions, and in a […]

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1998 Watermelon Reports

CGC Report No. 21 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Identification and Distribution of Races of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum on Watermelon in Korea Young-Seok Kwon, Young-Hyun Om and Hoe-Tae Kim (Rep. of Korea) CGC 21:31-32 (1998) New Resistance to Race 2 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum in Watermelon Fenny Dane, Leigh K. Hawkins, Joseph D. Norton (USA) and Young-Seok Kwon and Young-Hyun Om […]

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New Resistance to Race 2 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum in Watermelon

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:37-39 (article 13) 1998 Fenny Dane, Leigh K. Hawkins and Joseph D. Norton Department of Horticulture, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA Young-Seok Kwon and Young-Hyun Om Alpine Agricultural Experiment Station, Pyongchang, 232-950, Rep. of Korea Introduction. Fusarium wilt of watermelon caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (E.F. Sm.) Snyd. & […]

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Identification and Distribution of Races of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum on Watermelon in Korea

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:33-36 (article 12) 1998 Young-Seok Kwon and Young-Hyun Om Alpine Agricultural Experiment Station, Pyongchang, 232-950, Rep. of Korea Hoe-Tae Kim Pusan Horticultural Experiment Station, Pusan, 618-300- Rep. of Korea Introduction. Fusarium wilt in watermelon, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (E.F.Sm.) Snyd. & Hans., which occurs throughout the world, is […]

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Ethylene Production in Ripening Fruits of Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis, C. melo var. inodorsus, and Their Hybrids

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:31-32 (article11) 1998 Bin Wang and Timothy J. Ng Dept. Natural Resource Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4452 USA Introduction. Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a polymorphic species with regard to fruit characteristics, exhibiting diversity for shape, external and internal color, surface netting, sweetness, flavor, ripening pattern and storability. […]

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A Source of a High Level of Tolerance to Squash Mosaic Virus in a Melon from China

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:29-30 (article10) 1998 R. Provvidenti Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456 Squash mosaic virus (SqMV) is one of the major viral agents affecting melons (Cucumis melo L.). It is seed transmitted, hence it can be found in every area of the world […]

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Application of Inter-SSR Markers in Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:25-28 (article 9) 1998 Y. Danin-Poleg, G. Tzuri, N. Regis and N. Katzir Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Northern Research Center, Newe Ya’ar, P.O.B. 9000 Haifa 31900, Israel Introduction. Molecular marker techniques are beginning to have an impact on plant breeding and plant genetic resource management. A variety of […]

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Correlations Among Yield Components in Exotic Cucumber Germplasm

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:21-24 (article 8) 1998 Jinsheng Liu Agricultural Division, Jiangsu State Farms Group Corporation, No. 1 Zhu Jiang Road, Nanjing 210008, P.R. China Jack E. Staub Vegetable Crops Research Unit, USDA/ARS, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A. Introduction. The genetic relationships among 13 botanical varieties of Cucumis savitus […]

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Stand Correction Methods for Cucumber Fruit Yield

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:18-20 (article 7) 1998 Christopher S. Cramer Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Box 30003, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003-0003 Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Introduction. Field germination of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seeds is highly dependent on environmental conditions. […]

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