February 1975 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Sungold or CW 198 Wax Bean M.H. Dickson New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N.Y. Sungold was released to the trade as CW 198 in February 1973. Sungold has been extensively tested in various parts of the country and has shown good […]
Stuart N. Smith
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 15
February 1973 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Effect of Seed Density on Emergence, Vigor and Production of Cucumbers Ronald G. Eaton and J.L. Bowers Department of Horticulture and Forestry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 Two lots of seed of the cultivar Explorer, one graded as dense and the other […]
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. 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. 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 […]