Free Proline Contents and Catalase Activity in Cucumber Leaves at Elevated Temperatures

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:16-17 (article 6) 1998 Meng Zhang, Hongwen Cui and Sheng Zhao Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agriculture University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China Introduction. Heat tolerance of cultivars in cucumber is a very important character for mid-summer and early autumn production in north China (1,2). If one could distinguish the tolerance of […]

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Ethylene Production and the Evaluation of Tolerance to Low-temperature in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:14-15 (article 5) 1998 Yu Shuancang Beijing Vegetable Research Center. Beijing, 100081, P.R. China Cui Hongwen Department of Horticulture. Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China Introduction. As apparently universal response to stress by plants is the production of ethylene. In addition to “normal” production of ethylene, as in fruit […]

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The Relationship Between Low-Temperature Germination and Chilling tolerance in Cucumber

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:11-13 (article 4) 1998 Jianguo Li Tropical Horticulture Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Science, Danzhou, Hainan, 571737, P.R. China Hongwen Cui and Meng Zhang Horticultural Department, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China Introduction. It is very important to improve chilling tolerance in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). In China, […]

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Effects of Copper Seedcoat Agent on Cucumber Germination and Seedling Growth

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:8-10 (article 3) 1998 Meng Huanwen¹, Cui Hongwen¹, Cheng Zhihui, and He Danrao² ¹Horticultural Department, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China ²Garden Afforestration Brigade, Muidanjiang City, Heilongjiang, 157000. P.R. China Introduction. Copper, one of the trace elements in plants (1), is essential to the normal growth of vegetables. Cucumber […]

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Paternal Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA in Cucumber: Confirmation by PCR Method

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:6-7 (article 2) 1998 S. Matsuura and H. Mizusawa Tohoiu Seed Company, 1625 Himuro, Nishihara, Utsunomiya 321-3232, Japan K. Kadowaki Department of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, Kannondai 2-1-2, Tsukuba, 305-0856, Japan Introduction. In cucumber, we have reported that mitochondrial DNAs are inherited paternally in sexual propagation (1). Since […]

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Relationships Among Putative Botanical Varieties in Cucumber

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:1-5 (article 1) 1998 Jinsheng Liu Agricultural Division, Jiangsu State Farms Groiup 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. Research using populations developed from diverse breeding lines indicates low […]

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1998 Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Membership Directory

Ahn, Chang-Soon Chonnam Natl Univ, Dept. Hort, 300 Yongbonb-dong, Kwangju 500- 757, Korea. Ph: (062) 520-6480; Fax: 062) 520-6480. Akkermans, Doretta PT East West Seed Indonesia, P.O. Box 1, Campaka, Purwakarta 41181, W.Java, Indonesia. Ph.: 0264-201871; Fax: 0264-201875. E-mail: [email protected]. Cucumber, watermelon and melon breeding. Andres, Thomas C. 5440 Netherland Ave., #D24, Bronx, NY 10471-2321. Ph.: (718) 601-7329; Fax: (718) […]

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1998 Gene List for Melon

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:69-81 (article 27) 1998 Michael Pitrat INRA. Station de Genetique et d’Amelioration des Fruits et Legumes, BP 94. 84143 Montfavet cedex, France Gene lists of melon have been published previously (83, 13, 14, 68,71). These lists included different types of genes: disease and pest resistance genes, isozymes, leaf, stem, flower, fruit […]

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Cucurbitaceae ’98

Table of Contents Evaluation and Enhancement of Cucurbit Germplasm 30 November – 4 December 1998 Pacific Grove, Calif. James D. McCreight, Editor Table of Contents Dedication: Thomas W. Whitaker R.W. Robinson and L.C. Merrick Underexploited Germplasm Resources of the Cucurbitaceae Deena Decker-Walters 17 Allele Frequency Changes in Germplasm Collections: Theoretical Considerations of Mutation and Fitness […]

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