Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:37-39 (article 13) 1998 Fenny Dane, Leigh K. Hawkins and Joseph D. Norton Department of Horticulture, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA Young-Seok Kwon and Young-Hyun Om Alpine Agricultural Experiment Station, Pyongchang, 232-950, Rep. of Korea Introduction. Fusarium wilt of watermelon caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (E.F. Sm.) Snyd. & […]
Joseph D. Norton
Multiple Disease Resistant Casaba
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 4:24 (article 12) 1981 Joseph D. Norton Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 Multiple disease resistant casaba breeding lines were developed from crosses of casaba cultivars and multiple disease resistant cantaloupe breeding lines. Fruit quality was excellent with total soluble solids of 15.3%. After storage at 21°C for 90 to 120 days, […]
Leaf Miner Resistant Muskmelon Breeding Lines
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 4:12-13 (article 11) 1981 Joseph D. Norton Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 A severe infestation of leaf miners at the Horticulture Farm, E.V. Smith Research Center led to the discovery of high levels of resistance to leaf miners in certain muskmelon breeding lines during the 1978 growing season. The severe infestation […]