February 1974 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Breeding Pole Beans Resistant to Rhizoctonia and With High Temperature Pod Set M. LeRon Robbins Clemson University Truck Experiment Station, Charleston, S.C. A land variety of pole bean with resistance to Rhizoctonia and with the ability to set pods in hot weather was discovered. Crosses with several […]
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Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 15
February 1973 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Effect of Seed Density on Emergence, Vigor and Production of Cucumbers Ronald G. Eaton and J.L. Bowers Department of Horticulture and Forestry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 Two lots of seed of the cultivar Explorer, one graded as dense and the other […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 14
February 1972 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Interlocular Cavitation in Snap Bean Pods Paul E. Read, J.M. Lee, and David W. Davis Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Studies of interlocular cavitation (IC) in snap bean pods have been carried out in this department for 3 […]
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. 11
February 1969 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Summary of Comments on Questionnaire Sixty-seven persons responded to the questionnaire, and 42% of these made some comment. Several persons felt the patents system was not the only desirable regulatory system, but certification was not felt to be ideal either. Some indicated the […]
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 […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 7
February 1965 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Release of Md. 63-84, a Bush Blue Lake Breeding Line Robert J. Snyder Department of Horticulture, University of Maryland The Maryland Station has released Md. 63-84 as a bush Blue Lake breeding line. It has been inbred 7 generations following a cross of […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 4
February 1962 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Glossy Broccoli John J. Natti and John D. Atkin New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY A bright green plant was found in a commercial field of Waltham 29 broccoli. This plant lacked the normal bloom and was termed glossy. It was hoped […]