Mentor Pollen as a Tool in Interspecific Hybridization in Cucumis

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 2:43-44 (article 26) 1979 Emiel H. Oost and A. P. M. den Nijs Institute for Horticultural Plant Breeding, Wageningen, The Netherlands The African species Cucumis metuliferus carries resistance to root knot nematodes(Meloidogyne spp.), which would be an important asset for both melons and cucumbers. The species, however, could so far not be crossed with […]

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