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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Screening Cucumber for Resistance to Belly Rot Caused by Rhizoctonia solani

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:29-31 (article 15) 1983 J. T. Sloane, T. C. Wehner, and S. F. Jenkins, Jr. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27650 Belly rot of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn is an important disease in the southern U.S.A. The average annual loss of cucumbers to belly rot in the U.S. […]

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A System for the Measurement of Foliar Diseases of Cucumber

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:10-12 (article 5) 1983 S. F. Jenkins, Jr. and T. C. Wehner North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27650 Several pathogenic microorganisms cause injury to the foliage of pickling and slicing cucumbers (Table 1). The pathogens may cause injury to all above-ground parts including the leaves, stems, petioles, peduncles and fruit. […]

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