Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:41-42 (article 19) 1983 A. N. Kishaba, S. Castle, D. Coudriet, and J. D. McCreight U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Boyden Entomology Laboratory, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521 (first, second and third authors) and U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, P. O. Box 5098, Salinas, […]
James D. McCreight
1980 Stocks and Germplasm desired or for Exchange
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:80-81 (article 39) 1980 Stocks Desired T. C. Wehner Chlorophyll deficient stocks of Cucumis sativus, including lines with any of the following genes: cd, g, gc, ls, pl, v, vvi, yc-1, yc-2, and yp. Stocks for Exchange G. W. Bohn, A. N. Kishaba, and J. D. McCreight Cantaloupe breeding line WMR 29 is a high quality watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) 1-resistant cantaloupe […]
Male Sterile-1: Stability of Expression
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:31 (article 17) 1980 J. D. McCreight U. S. Agricultural Research Station, Salinas, CA 93915 Muskmelon male sterile-1 reported by Bohn and Whitaker (1) has not been utilized in F1 hybrid melon production. Plant breeders report ms-1/ms-1 plants difficult to identify. Some breeders have stated that the male sterile phenotype is not stable and have […]
A Technique for Improving Fruit Set by Hand Pollination and Observations on Optimum Cultural Conditions for Fruit Set Under Greenhouse Conditions
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 2:22 (article 13) 1979 J. A. Principe and J. D. McCreight USDA, SEA-AR, Imperial Valley Conservation Research Center, Brawley, CA 92227 Melon pistillate flowers are often tied the afternoon before anthesis, after removal of anthers if they are present, to protect them from natural pollinators. They are revisited the next morning […]
1979 Stocks and Germplasm Desired or for Exchange
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 2:54-56 (article 30) 1979 Stocks Desired J.M. Crall Watermelon lines with gummy stem blight resistance for crossing with the most advanced lines in our progeny selection program. J.D. McCreight Chlorophyll deficient stocks and stocks having any one or more of the following genes of Cucumis melo: g, gynomonoecious; gp, green petals; h, […]