February 1981 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Anthocyaninless Asparagus Lincoln G. Peirce Department of Plant Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. 03824 Asparagus varieties currently available in the seed trade show substantial purple coloring at the spear base and, to varying degrees, at the spear top. As a product […]
Thomas W. Whitaker
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 […]