Once-over Harvest Yield of Cucumber Hybrids Made with a Determinate Parent

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:17-20 (article 6) 1996 Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Richard L. Lower Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plant architecture offers new ways of improving cultivar performance in once-over harvest. Besides the indeterminate (normal) type, […]

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Growth Regulator Effects on Sex Expression of Luffa Sponge Gourd

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:68-68 (article 32) 1995 Todd C. Wehner and Tammy L. Ellington Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Luffa sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca Mill) is increasingly popular in North Carolina for use in cosmetics and cleaning products. We are interested in developing luffa cultivars suited to industry […]

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Split-Root Technique for Multiple Nematode Resistance in Cucumber

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:29-30 (article 13) 1995 S. Alan Walters and Todd C. Wehner; Kenneth R. Barker Dept. Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609; Dept. Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7616 Currently there are no cucumber cultivars that have resistance to the root-knot nematodes that are detrimental to […]

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North Carolina State University Cucumber Germplasm and Cultivar Releases, 1957 to 1988

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:3-4 (article 2) 1995 Todd C. Wehner and Richard L. Lower Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609, North Central Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 North Carolina State University has had a breeding program on cucumber (Cucumis Sativus […]

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A Seed Dryer for Cucumber Seeds

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:54-56 (article 14) 1994 Todd C. Wehner and Ervin G. Humphries Departments of Horticultural Science, and Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 A dryer was built using readily available parts for use in drying cucumber seeds from single-fruit harvest, as well as bulk increases from isolation […]

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Chilling Resistance of Five Cucurbit Species

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:38-39 (article 11) 1994 Todd C. Wehner and Zohair M. Mirdad Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Genetic resistance to chilling in cucurbits would be useful for protection of seedlings against spring frost. Previous research on cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) indicated that it is chilling susceptible, […]

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A Set of Cucumbers to Represent the American Market

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:12-13 (article 3) 1994 Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 I often receive requests for a set of cultigens (cultivars, breeding lines and plant introduction accessions) that represents the diversity of the American cucumber market. The cultigen set might be used for testing […]

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Observations on Fruit Netting in Cucumber

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:8-9 (article 4) 1993 Michael S. Uchneat and Todd C. Wehner Departmentof Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Several fruit surface (skin) types have been identified in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), including warty (American), smooth (middle-eastern), ridged (greenhouse), and netted (wild). Hutchins (1940) identified the netted trait as […]

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Vine Rolling vs. Conventional Multiple Harvest of Cucumbers in North Carolina

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:5-7 (article 3) 1993 Todd C. Wehner and Conrad H. Miller Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Most cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) in North Carolina are harvested 2 to 3 times per week for 2 to 4 weeks in two production seasons (spring and summer). Fruits […]

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Correlations Between Years for Foliar Gummy Stem Blight Disease Ratings on Field Grown Cucumbers

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:1-2 (article 1) 1993 Paul C. St. Amand and Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 It is often desirable to know if resistance data from one test is positively and highly correlated with other tests. A high positive correlation indicates that testing once […]

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