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. […]
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. […]
Bacterial Rind Necrosis of Watermelon in North Carolina
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 5:36-37 (article 18) 1982 Warren R. Henderson and S. F. Jenkins, Jr. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27650 Bacterial rind necrosis (BRN) has been reported in Florida (2), Texas (4), and Hawaii (3). Fruits infected with BRN were also observed in research plots in North Carolina in the late 1960’s […]