Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 1:4 (article 3) 1978 J. L. Bowers and M. J. Goode University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 We now have two characters that we think may be helpful in breeding for fruit rot (Rhizoctonia) resistance. A small leaf type was found in our material 3 years ago, and we are in the […]
J. L. Bowers
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 18
February 1976 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Transferring Powdery Mildew Resistance in Cucumber H.M. Munger Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. There are several published reports on the inheritance of powdery mildew resistance in cucumber in which several genes, mostly recessive, have been identified. It has not been clear as to how […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 16
February 1974 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Breeding Pole Beans Resistant to Rhizoctonia and With High Temperature Pod Set M. LeRon Robbins Clemson University Truck Experiment Station, Charleston, S.C. A land variety of pole bean with resistance to Rhizoctonia and with the ability to set pods in hot weather was discovered. Crosses with several […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 15
February 1973 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Effect of Seed Density on Emergence, Vigor and Production of Cucumbers Ronald G. Eaton and J.L. Bowers Department of Horticulture and Forestry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 Two lots of seed of the cultivar Explorer, one graded as dense and the other […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 10
February 1968 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. A Chromosomal Interchange in Cabbage M.E. Nasrallah Biology Department, State University College, Cortland, N.Y. A naturally occurring case of semi-sterility was observed in one plant of a self-fertile line derived from the Cornell release 52-153. The semi-sterility was manifested in reduced seed set. […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 6
February 1964 Compiled by D.H. Wallace, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Inbreeding and Heterosis in Asparagus Philip Ito and T.M. Currence Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Sib crosses were made to develop inbred lines. Ten female plants from each of 9 inbred lines ranging four to eight sib-crossed generations were chosen […]