Screening Cucumber for Resistance to Belly Rot Caused by Rhizoctonia solani

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 15:19-21 (article 8) 1992 Todd C. Wehner, Michael S. Uchneat and Rufus R. Horton, Jr. Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Belly rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn (Ag-4) is one of the more important cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) diseases in the southeastern United States. Crop […]

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Delayed Pollination Successful for Cucumbers in North Carolina Greenhouse

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 12:16-17 (article 6) 1989 Todd C. Wehner and Rufus R. Horton, Jr. Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Munger reported that pistillate flowers of cucumber could be pollinated successfully up to 24 hours after they opened in the Philippines and in his New York greenhouses, but […]

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Evaluation of Screening Methods and Sources of Resistance for Rhizoctonia Fruit Rot in Cucumber

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:23-24 (article 11) 1984 Sloane, J.T., T.C. Wehner and S.F. Jenkins, Jr. Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 B. Graves Southern Mississippi Experiment Station, Beaumont, MS 39423 Cucumber yield losses in the southern U.S. averaged 7 to 9% and reached as high as 40% in some […]

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