Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:57-58 (article 21) 1999 Humberto Rios Labrada and Marta Alvarez National Institute of Agriculture Science, INCA< GP 1, San Jose de Las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba, Cp 32700 The plant breeding approaches used by the informal seed sector has been little studied (1). However, in some crops such as pumpkin, this […]
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Correlated Genetic Response in Pumpkin Genotypes Selected under Low Income Conditions
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:66-66 (article 25) 1998 Humberto Rios Labrada, Antonio Fernandez Almirall and Orlando Batista de la Carrera Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agricolas (INCA). GP no1 San Jose de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba cp 32700 Introduction. Centralized pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) breeding programs (CPBP) have been highly effective in producing broadly adapted varieties […]
Genotypes Selected by Farmers: An Interesting Option for Pumpkin Breeding
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:65-65 (article 24) 1998 Humberto Rios Labrada, Antonio Fernandez Almirall and Orlando Batista de la Carrera Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agricolas (INCA). GP no1 San Jose de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba cp 32700 Introduction. Specific genetic adaptation of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) is important in order to maximize agrobiodiversity and yields, […]
Pumpkin Response under Different Environmental Conditions
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:63-64 (article 23) 1998 Humberto Rios Labrada Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agricolas (INCA). GP no1 San Jose de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba CP 32700 Introduction. Environment plays an important role in cucurbit production. In Cuba, prior to the current economic crisis, pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) yields were highest with winter sowings […]
Effectiveness of the Informal Seed Sector for Increasing Yield in Pumpkins Developed under Low Input Conditions
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:62-62 (article 22) 1998 Humberto Rios Labrada, Yunaima Perera Ibarra y Antonio Fernandez Almirall Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agricolas (INCA). GP no1 San Jose de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba cp 32700 Introduction. The “informal seed sector” describes the ability of farmers – rather than breeders – to maintain, develop, enhance, […]
Response of Cuban Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch) to Abiotic and Biotic Stress Interactions
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:50-52 (article 22) 1997 Humberto Rios Labrada1 , Antonio Fernandez Almirall2 and Enrique Casanova Galarraga3 1 Instituto Nacional de Ciencia Agricola, INCA GP No.1 San jose de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba, CP 32700 2 Instituto Superior Pedagogico para la ensenanza Tecnica y Profesional, Rpto Alday, La Habana, Cuba 3 Instituto […]
Cuban Pumpkin Genetic Variability under Low Input Conditions
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:48-49 (article 21) 1997 Humberto Rios Labrada, Antonio Fernandez Almirall and Orlando Batista de la Carrera Instituto Nacional de Cienncias Agricolas, INCA GP No 1, San Jose de Las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba, Cp 32700 Introduction. Genetic improvement of crop yields under marginal conditions suffers from many practical problems. One of […]