February 1961 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Preventing Fruit Rots in Cucurbit Breeding W.C. Barnes Clemson College Truck Experiment Station, Charleston, S.C. One noteworthy improvement has been attained in the problem of fruit rot control in cucurbits since the report in 1960 Newsletter. Bird & Co. “Neponset” vapor barrier paper […]
H.M. Munger
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 2
February 1960 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Interaction of Snap Bean Varieties with Fertility Rates Dean E. Knavel and Donald J. Cotter University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Snap bean variety trials conducted the past several years indicated the existence of significant variety-fertility interactions for several varieties. It appears that the […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 1
January 1959 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. An Asparagus Variety Cross T.M. Currence University of Minnesota, St. Paul 1, Minnesota If two asparagus varieties were developed in such a way that they carried diverse genes for vigor, it would be expected that a cross between them might show heterosis for […]