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, […]
R.E. Wester
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 12
February 1970 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Presence of Third Strain of Lima Bean Downy Mildew R.E. Wester U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md. A third strain (strain “C”) of downy mildew of lima beans (Phytophthora phaseoli, Thaxt.) was discovered in the fall of 1969 on G 1 bush lima […]
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. 6
February 1964 Compiled by D.H. Wallace, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Inbreeding and Heterosis in Asparagus Philip Ito and T.M. Currence Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Sib crosses were made to develop inbred lines. Ten female plants from each of 9 inbred lines ranging four to eight sib-crossed generations were chosen […]
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. 2
February 1960 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Interaction of Snap Bean Varieties with Fertility Rates Dean E. Knavel and Donald J. Cotter University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Snap bean variety trials conducted the past several years indicated the existence of significant variety-fertility interactions for several varieties. It appears that the […]