Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:106-110 (article 32) 1994 G.E. Boylan, J.D. Norton and B.R. Abrahams Department of Horticulture, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, AL 36849 Over the past six years Auburn University has increased watermelon germplasm for the USDA-ARS. This germplasm has been routinely screened for resistance to gummy stem blight, root knot nematodes […]
J.D. Norton
AC-70-154, A Gummy Stem Blight Resistant Muskmelon Breeding Line With Desirable Horticultural Characteristics
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:46-49 (Article 18) 1985 Norton, J. D. and R. D. Cosper Department of Horticulture, Auburn University, AL 36849 U.S.A. Gummy stem blight (GSB) caused by Didymella bryoniae (Auersw.) Rehm (=Nycosphaerella citrullina C. 0. Smith) is a serious disease of Cucumis melo L. (1,3,7,8,13), and causes considerable crop losses in Alabama (3). […]
Embryo Culture of Cucumis Species
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:34 (article 19) 1980 J. D. Norton Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36830 Due to embryo abortion in greenhouse crosses, embryo culture was utilized to produce plants from the Cucumis metuliferus x C. melo cross. Although fruit appeared to develop normally in the C. anguria x C. melocross, the embryos aborted before the fruit matured. Plants of C. melo (PI 140471) […]
1979 Resolution and Notes
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 2:ii-iiii (Introduction) 1979 Resolution and notes of organization meeting, October 28, 1976, Denver Hilton, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. The following resolution was adopted by research workers interested in organizing a Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative: The Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative is organized to develop and advance the genetics of economically important cucurbits. Membership to this […]
Interspecific Crosses of Cucumis Species
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 1:39 (article 35) 1978 J. D. Norton Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, AL 36830 Interspecific crosses among Cucumis melo, C. metuliferus, and C. anguria have been attempted over a ten year period. In greenhouse experiments one cross of C. melo x C. metuliferus was accomplished. Further attempts to make this cross resulted in an occasional fruit set with normal fruit […]
Watermelon: Breeding for Resistance to Mycosphaerella citrullina and Colletotrichum lagenarium
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 1:24 (article 23) 1978 J. D. Norton Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, AL 36830 Severe crop losses and reduced yields of melons have resulted from gummy stem blight Mycosphaerella citrullina in certain fields in Alabama. Although the damage seemed to be more widespread in the Gulf Coast area, there have been frequent […]
A Watermelon Bulk Population with Resistance to Cucumber Beetles
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 1:23-24 (article 22) 1978 O. L. Chambliss and J. D. Norton Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, AL 36830 A bulk population of cucumber beetle resistant watermelon has been developed from resistant single plant selection grown in minimum isolation and allowed to open-pollinate for three generations. The original population was grown […]
Cantaloupe: Breeding for resistance to Mycosphaerella citrullina, Meloidogyne incognita acrita and Diaphania nitidalis
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 1:19 (article 19) 1978 J. D. Norton Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, AL 36830 Multiple disease resistance, including resistance to M. citrullina has proven to be adequate for high yields of excellent quality fruit for ad-advanced breeding lines and released varieties. The Hollar and Company, Inc., Rocky Ford, Colorado, has exclusive right […]