Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 1:35 (article 32) 1978 W. N. Whitwood and J. L. Weigle Robson Seed Farms, Hall, NY 14463 Mutations were induced in a cultivar of C. pepo, ‘Early Prolific Straight Neck’, by ethyl-methanesulfonate (EMS). A 0.035 m concentration of EMS was used to treat 2,000 seeds for 24 hours. The seeds were rinsed […]
J. L. Weigle
Compact Mutations in Cucurbita pepo L. Induced by Ethyl-Methanesulfonate
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 1:34 (article 31) 1978 W. N. Whitwood and J. L. Weigle Robson Seed Farms, Hall, NY 14463 Seeds of Cucurbita pepo cv. Early prolific Straight Neck, were treated with a .035M solution of ethyl- methanesulfonate (EMS) for twenty-four hours at room temperature. The M1 plants were selfed in the field to form the M2 generation. […]