Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 4:35 (article 17) 1981 Adeoye A. Adeniji and Dermot P. Coyne University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583 Several herbicides are reported to be selective in cucurbits when soil-incorporated (1, 2). Among these are the dinitroanilines, for example, trifluralin (treflan). A recent finding by us on the response of progeny derived from […]
Dermot P. Coyne
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 21
February 1979 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. A Summary of Cucumbers Released from the Cornell Breeding Program H.M. Munger Departments of Plant Breeding and Vegetable Crops, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 The purpose of this note is to summarize and clarify the status of cucumbers released as either varieties or […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 13
February 1971 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Cytoplasmically Inherited Flavor and Male Sterility Factors in Brassica O.H. Pearson Dept. of Plant Breeding and Biometry, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850 From the cross B. nigra (n=8) x B. oleracea (n=9) (broccoli) raised to 4n by colchicine treatment and reduced to 2n by repeated backcrossings by broccoli, […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 12
February 1970 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Presence of Third Strain of Lima Bean Downy Mildew R.E. Wester U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md. A third strain (strain “C”) of downy mildew of lima beans (Phytophthora phaseoli, Thaxt.) was discovered in the fall of 1969 on G 1 bush lima […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 9
February 1967 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Some Correlation Studies in Asparagus as Related to Cumulative Season Yield Dermot P. Coyne and Robert Fast Department of Horticulture and Forestry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska In evaluating the yield performance of asparagus varieties in trials or selected plants and in a […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 8
February 1966 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Guidelines For Naming Vegetable Varieties P.A. Minges The Vegetable Breeding and Variety Committee of the A.S.H.S. at the annual meeting held at Urbana, August 1966, approved four guidelines for naming new vegetable varieties. Voluntary acceptance and application of these suggestions could lead to […]