Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:31-32 (article 19) 1987 Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Mary Palmer U.S. Department of Agriculture, A.R.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 This research was supported by a grant from Vlasic Foods, Inc. Fruit rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn. is one […]
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Optimum plant density for multiple-harvest yield of determinate and indeterminate cucumbers
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:29-30 (article 18) 1987 Todd C. Wehner and Conrad H. Miller Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 The determinate plant type is conditioned by a recessive, single-gene mutant (1). It causes the main stem to terminate in flower buds, and is often associated with shorter vine […]
Value of 12 Season-Location Combinations for Cucumber Yield Trials in North Carolina
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:27-28 (article 17) 1987 Todd Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 New experimental breeding lines of pickling and fresh-market cucumbers are tested in many North Carolina environments before release as cultivars for use in the state. The early stages of testing are most efficiently done […]
Genotype-Environment Interaction for Cucumber Yield in 23 North Carolina Environments
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:25-26 (article 16) 1987 Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Pickling and fresh-market cucumber cultivars are regularly tested for fruit yield to determine their usefulness for growers in particular areas of North Carolina. Plant breeders developing new cultivars for the state need to […]
Performance of Cultivars of Four Different Cucumber Types for Fresh-Market use in North Carolina
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:53-54 (article 15) 1986 Todd C. Wehner and Rufus R. Horton, Jr. Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Several different fruit types of cucumbers are used commercially for fresh-market consumption throughout the world. The major types used for field production are American slicers, Middle-Eastern beit alpha […]
Fertilizer Effects in a Seedling Test for Gynoecious Expression
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:51-52 (article 14) 1986 Todd C. Wehner and Rufus R. Horton, Jr. Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Seedling tests for gynoecious expression are useful for checking the degree of gynoecy of inbred lines being developed in a breeding program for use in the production of […]
Effect of Pot Size on Growth and Flowering of Cucumbers in the Greenhouse
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:47-50 (article 13) 1986 Todd C. Wehner and Rufus R. Horton, Jr. Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Cucumbers grow rapidly compared to most crop species, so that it is possible to get 3 to 5 generations per year in a breeding program using greenhouse facilities. […]
Optimum Allocation of Plots into Years, Seasons, Locations and Replications for Once-Over Harvest Trials of Cucumber
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:44-46 (article 12) 1986 Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 William H. Swallow Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27605-8203 This research was supported by a grant from the North Carolina Pickle Producers Association Many cucumber breeders test large numbers […]
Field and Detached-Fruit Tests for Resistance of Cucumber Lines to Fruit Rot Caused by Rhizoctonia solani
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:41-43 (article 11) 1986 Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Samuel F. Jenkins, Jr. Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27605-7616 This research was supported by a grant from Vlasic Foods, Inc. Fruit rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn. […]
An Electronic Clipboard for Field Data Collection
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:37-40 (article 10) 1986 Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Horticultural researchers are often in the position of having to collect a lot of data for their experiments, and then get it analyzed and summarized in a short period of time, and all […]