Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 15:72-73 (article 28) 1992 B.A. Murdock and N.H. Ferguson Departments of Horticulture (1st author) and Agronomy (2nd author), Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 USA Conflicting genetic explanations have been reported for the trait in watermelon characterized by varying sized yellow spots located on both leaves and fruit. A report in 194 […]
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Phenotypic Variation of the Spotted Trait in Watermelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 15:71 (article 27) 1992 B.A. Murdock and N.H. Ferguson Departments of Horticulture (1st suthor) and Agronomy (2nd author), Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 USA In many North American localities, a watermelon variant called ‘Sun, Moon, and Stars’ or ‘Moon and Stars’ has been maintained by home gardeners. Its name is derived […]
Segregation Data Suggest Male Sterility Genes gms and ms in Watermelon Are Not in the Same Linkage Group
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 14:90-91 (article 32) 1991 B.A. Murdock, N. H. Ferguson and B.B. Rhodes Departments of Horticulture (1st and 3rd authors) and Agronomy (2nd author), Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29364. The gms and ms traits in watermelon have both been previously reported as the expression of single recessive nuclear genes in apparent non-allelic […]
Male-Sterile (ms) from China Apparently Non-Allelic to Glabrous-Male Sterile (gms) Watermelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 13:46 (article 18) 1990 B. A. Murdock, N. H. Ferguson and B. B. Rhodes Departments of Horticulture (1st and 3rd authors) and Agronomy (2nd author), Clemson University, Clemson SC 29634 Controlled pollinations were made in the summer of 1989 between different watermelon lines containing the single recessive genes male-sterile (ms) and […]