Selection of Snake Melon Lines (Cucumis melo var. flexuosus) Resistant to Different Races of Powdery Mildew (Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Schlecht ex Fr.) Poll. in Sudan

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:27-29 (article 8) 2000 E. A. Ahmed, H.S. Ibn Oaf, M.E. Suliman, A.E. El Jack, and Y.F. Mohamed Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, P.O. Box 20, Wad Medani, Sudan Snake melon or snake cucumber is widely cultivated in the Sudan as well as in other countries from North Africa […]

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Selection of Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Lines Resistant to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) in Sudan

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:55-56 (article 20) 1999 H.S. Ibn Oaf, E.A. Ahmed, A.E. El Jack and G.A. Daffalla Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, P.O. Box 20, Wad Madani, Sudan Zucchini yellow mosaic virus causes a very serious disease of squash in Sudan, particularly in the central region. On many occasions it causes […]

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Breeding for Resistance to Powdery Mildew in Snake Melon (Cucumis melo var. flexuosus) in Sudan

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:30-31 (article 14) 1997 E.A. Ahmed, A.E. El Jack and Y.F. Mohamed University of Gezira, P.O. Box 20, Wad Medani, Sudan Snake melon (Cucumis melo var. flexuosus) is a popular vegetable in Sudan, consumed fresh in salad and also in pickles. Powdery mildew is one of the most important limiting production […]

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Resistance to Three Isolates of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) in squash (Cucurbita pepo L.)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:81-82 (article 29) 1996 Ahmed, E.A., A.E. El Jack, A.M. Salama, and G.A. Daffala Faculty of Agriculture, Abu Haraz, University of Gezira, P.O. Box 42, Wad Medani, Sudan Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) is a very serious disease in squash, particularly in the central region of the Sudan. A recent survey […]

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