Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:64-67 (article 21) 2000 Haim Nerson and Harry S. Paris Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research center, P.O. Box 1021, Ramat Yishay, 30-095, Israel The seed yield of any fruit is a function of seed number and seed size. Seed number is determined early in fruit development […]
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Comparison of Fruit-Set Concentration of Pickling Cucumbers under Greenhouse and Field Conditions
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:2-3 (article 2) 1987 Haim Nerson, Harry S. Paris, Zvi Karchi, Anneke Govers, Menahem Edelstein and Yosef Burger Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Experiment Station, P.O. Haifa, Israel The shortage and expense of hand labor for multiple harvest of pickling cucumbers are major factors gearing this crop […]
Early Vegetative Development of Spaghetti Squash is Unaffected by Seed Size
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:78-79 (article 40) 1987 Menahem Edelstein, Haim Nerson, Harry S. Paris, Zvi Karchi and Yosef Burger Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Experiment Station, P. 0. Haifa, Israel Spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo) has experienced a surge of popularity during the past few years. Since its introduction into North […]
Differential Sensitivity of Cucurbita pepo Cultivars to Ethephon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:67-68 (Article 25) 1985 Edelstein, Menahem, Harry S. Paris, Haim Nerson, Zvi Karchi, and Yosef Burger Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Experiment Station, P. O. Haifa, Israel Initial reports of the effects of ethephon on both squash and cucumber were concerned with the ease with which relatively […]
Effect of Methodology on Expression of Intercultivar Differences in Response to NaCl Stress in Melons
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:49-50 (article 22) 1984 H. Nerson, H.S. Paris, Z. Karchi, Y. Burger, and M. Edelstein Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Experiment Station, P.O. Haifa, Israel Most vegetable crops are sensitive or moderately sensitive to salinity (1). Melons are classified as moderately tolerant (3) and are a potential […]
The Importance of Cultural Practices in Materializing Yield Potential in a Tetraploid Watermelon Cultivar
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:59-61 (article 30) 1983 Z. Karchi, H. Nerson, H. S. Paris, M. Edelstein and A. Govers Division of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Experiment Station, P. O. Haifa, Israel Breeding programs in watermelons are undertaken to improve one or more characteristics. Sometimes the process results in genotypes that differ […]
Overcoming the Silvering Disorder of Cucurbita
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:70-71 (article 35) 1983 Y. Burger, H.S. Paris, H. Nerson, Z. Karchi and M. Edelstein Division of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Experiment Station, P. O. Haifa, Israel Silver mottling of leaves is a widely known characteristic of cultivated Cucurbita which is controlled oligogenically. This mottling generally occurs as […]
A New Plant Type in Cucumis melo L.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 4:24-26 (article 13) 1981 H. S. Paris, Z. Karchi, H. Nerson, M. Edelstein, A. Govers, and D, Freudenberg Division of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Experiment Station, P. O. Haifa, Israel Two plant types have been widely described in melon. The vine type is by far the more common, […]