Shoot Regeneration from Immature Cotyledons of Watermelon

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:111-115 (article 33) 1994 X.P. Zhang, B.B. Rhodes and J.W. Adelberg Department of Horticulture, E-142 Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0375 Genetic transformation and somaclonal variation can be efficient alternatives to traditional breeding techniques for varietal improvement. However, an efficient regeneration system is essential for in vitro techniques to […]

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Protoplast Isolation and Culture of Watermelon Cotyledons

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:81-83 (article 31) 1993 Caiping Ma, X.P. Zhang, B.B. Rhodes and J.W. Adelberg Horticulture Dept., Box 340375, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 Protoplast culture and subsequent regeneration could lead to more rapid genetic progress with watermelon. Experiments were conducted to define conditions for protoplast culture of cotyledons. Effects of Mannitol, Cellulase […]

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A Second Look at the Glabrous Male-Sterile (gms) Character in Watermelon

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 12:58 (article 25) 1989 B.B. Rhodes, B.A. Murdock and J.W. Adelberg Clemson University Edisto Research and Education Center, Blackville, SC Watts (5) recovered the gms character from irradiated seed in 1957 and reported on the variant in 1962. Although the variant behaved as a single recessive gene, there were two notable […]

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