Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:80-81 (article 39) 1980 Stocks Desired T. C. Wehner Chlorophyll deficient stocks of Cucumis sativus, including lines with any of the following genes: cd, g, gc, ls, pl, v, vvi, yc-1, yc-2, and yp. Stocks for Exchange G. W. Bohn, A. N. Kishaba, and J. D. McCreight Cantaloupe breeding line WMR 29 is a high quality watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) 1-resistant cantaloupe […]
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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. 10
February 1968 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. A Chromosomal Interchange in Cabbage M.E. Nasrallah Biology Department, State University College, Cortland, N.Y. A naturally occurring case of semi-sterility was observed in one plant of a self-fertile line derived from the Cornell release 52-153. The semi-sterility was manifested in reduced seed set. […]
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 […]