February 1977 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Growth Analysis of Dry Matter, Economic Bulb Yield and Protein Production of Several Varieties of Onion (Allium cepa L.) Gaafar Mohamedali Department of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Five field experiments were conducted in 1973-75 at East Ithaca and Freeville, New York with […]
O.H. Pearson
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 13
February 1971 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Cytoplasmically Inherited Flavor and Male Sterility Factors in Brassica O.H. Pearson Dept. of Plant Breeding and Biometry, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850 From the cross B. nigra (n=8) x B. oleracea (n=9) (broccoli) raised to 4n by colchicine treatment and reduced to 2n by repeated backcrossings by broccoli, […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 11
February 1969 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Summary of Comments on Questionnaire Sixty-seven persons responded to the questionnaire, and 42% of these made some comment. Several persons felt the patents system was not the only desirable regulatory system, but certification was not felt to be ideal either. Some indicated the […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 7
February 1965 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Release of Md. 63-84, a Bush Blue Lake Breeding Line Robert J. Snyder Department of Horticulture, University of Maryland The Maryland Station has released Md. 63-84 as a bush Blue Lake breeding line. It has been inbred 7 generations following a cross of […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 5
February 1963 Compiled by D.H. Wallace, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Nematode Resistance in Phaseolus Paul G. Smith and Adrian Gentile Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis The last report on nematode resistance in beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) was published in 1939 by Barrons (Jour. Agr. Res. 58:263:72). He postulated resistance found in the […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 4
February 1962 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Glossy Broccoli John J. Natti and John D. Atkin New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY A bright green plant was found in a commercial field of Waltham 29 broccoli. This plant lacked the normal bloom and was termed glossy. It was hoped […]