Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:57 (Article 21) 1985 Risser, Georgette and J. C. Rode Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 84140 Montfavet, France In 1979, we reported that staminate flowers have been induced on gynoecious lines of muskmelon by treatment with silver nitrate (Risser & Rode, 1979). So, as in cucumber, use of silver nitrate […]
Georgette Risser
Use of n-Pentane for Mixing Melon Pollen
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:54 (article 24) 1984 Risser, Georgette and J.C. Rode I.N.R.A., Centre de Recherches Agronomiques d’Avignon, 84140 Montfavet, France Hand pollination of a melon flower with a mixture of pollen from several plants is difficult because melon pollen is sticky and aggregates. Our objective was to find a non-toxic solvent that could […]
Some Genotype-Environment Interactions in Cucumis melo L.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 5:23 (article 11) 1982 Georgette Risser Station de’Amelioration des Plantes Maraicheres, I.N.R.A., 84 40 Avignon-Montfavet, France In 1979, we reported that cultivars differ when grown in nutrient solution maintained at low temperature, especially when radiation is low. For instance, in an experiment where root temperature was maintained at 12°C, yellowing and […]