Correlated Genetic Response in Pumpkin Genotypes Selected under Low Income Conditions

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:66-66 (article 25) 1998 Humberto Rios Labrada, Antonio Fernandez Almirall and Orlando Batista de la Carrera Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agricolas (INCA). GP no1 San Jose de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba cp 32700 Introduction. Centralized pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) breeding programs (CPBP) have been highly effective in producing broadly adapted varieties […]

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Genotypes Selected by Farmers: An Interesting Option for Pumpkin Breeding

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:65-65 (article 24) 1998 Humberto Rios Labrada, Antonio Fernandez Almirall and Orlando Batista de la Carrera Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agricolas (INCA). GP no1 San Jose de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba cp 32700 Introduction. Specific genetic adaptation of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) is important in order to maximize agrobiodiversity and yields, […]

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Cuban Pumpkin Genetic Variability under Low Input Conditions

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:48-49 (article 21) 1997 Humberto Rios Labrada, Antonio Fernandez Almirall and Orlando Batista de la Carrera Instituto Nacional de Cienncias Agricolas, INCA GP No 1, San Jose de Las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba, Cp 32700 Introduction. Genetic improvement of crop yields under marginal conditions suffers from many practical problems. One of […]

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