Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:78-80 (article 22) 1994 J.O. Kuti and E.C. Boehm Department of Agronomy & Resource Sciences, Hort. Crops Research Lab., Texas A&M University-Kingsville, TX 78363, USA Muskmelons (Cucumis melo L.) are perishable horticultural commodity with variable storage lifes depending on the botanical variety. For example, honeydew and casaba melons (C. melo var. […]
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Effect of Pollination Techniques on Fruit Set and Seed Yield of Egusi Melon (Citrullus colocynthis)
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 15:80-81 (article 31) 1992 J.O. Kuti and C. Rovelo Horticulture Research Laboratory, College of Agriculture, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, TX 78363 Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad, known as egusi melon in Nigeria, belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family (3). It is a prostrate herbaceous perennial, probably an ancestral type of watermelon, and is […]
Plant Regeneration from Callus Cultures of Citrullius colocynthis
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 14:107-108 (article 37) 1991 T.W. Frazier and J.O. Kuti Horticulture Research Laboratory, College of Agriculture, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, TX 78363. Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family and produces edible seeds rich in oil and protein (4). The plant is a long-lived perennial, indegenous to Africa and the […]
Isolation of Cells and Protoplasts from Muskmelon Leaves
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 11:35-36 (article 16) 1988 Kuti, J.O, W.A. Mackay and T.J. Ng Dept. of Horticulture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA. Techniques exist for the isolation of cells and protoplasts from a wide range of plant species (3), but few reports describe methods for isolating mesophyll cells and protoplasts from […]