Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:1 (article 1) 1987 Henry M. Munger and David P. Lane Departments of Plant Breeding and Vegetable Crops, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Lane and Munger reported (1) an association between resistance to powdery mildew (PMR) and susceptibility to target leafspot (TLS) caused by Corynespora cassiicola (Berk. and Curt.) Wei. This […]
David P. Lane
An Improved Method of BA Application for the Promotion for the Promotion of Fruit Set in Muskmelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:51 (article 26) 1983 Henry M. Munger and David P. Lane Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 The artificial cytokinin N6-benzyladenine (BA) greatly improves the percentage of fruit set in hand-pollinated muskmelon (1). This effect is probably even more pronounced in situations where emasculation is involved or where pollinations are made by […]
Ulocladium cucurbitae Leafspot on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:14-15 (article 7) 1983 David P. Lane and Henry M. Munger Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 In cucumber breeding plots at Ithaca, cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) resistant progenies with ‘Ashley’ and ‘Poinsett’ in their parentage have repeatedly shown more severe leafspot symptoms and earlier defoliation than other cucumbers with comparable CMV […]