Low Temperature Germination in Muskmelon is Dominant

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 12:50-52 (article 21) 1989 Haim Nelson and Jack E. Staub ARO, Newe Ya’ar Experiment Station, Israel, and USDA-ARS, Department of Horticulture, Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 Muskmelon seed (Cucumis melo L.), like most domestic cucurbits, requires 17 to 18°C for germination (threshold temperature). At lower temperatures the membrane transfer from the […]

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Further Observations on “Birdsnest” Muskmelons

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 5:28-29 (article 14) 1982 H. S. Paris, Z. Karchi, H. Nelson, M. Edelstein, A. Govers and D. Freudenberg Division of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Experiment Station, P.O. Haifa, Israel The birdsnest plant type or growth habit of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) has been described and compared with the familiar […]

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