Taxonomy of Cucumis callosus (Rottl.) Cogn. – The Wild Melon of India

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:66-67 (article 36) 1980 V. A. Parthasarathy and C. N. Sambandam Division of Horticulture, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Shillong – 793 003, India (first author); Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, TN-608 101, India (second author) Cucumis callosus, a feral species of India, has attracted the attention of muskmelon breeders, […]

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Taxonomic Position of Dosakaya (Cucumis sp.) – The Acid Melon of India

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:63 (article 35) 1980 V. A. Parthasarathy¹ and C. N. Sambandam² Division of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu – 608 101, India Dosakaya is a cultivated Cucumis grown in Andhra Pradesh, for its sour fruits which are used in many culinary preparations ranging from curries to pickles. According to Rao […]

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Karyo-Morphology of Cucumis callosus (Rottl.) Cogn.

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 3:63 (article 34) 1980 V. A. Parthasarathy and C. N. Sambandam ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Shillong-793 003, India (first author); Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University TN-608 101, India (second author) Detailed karyo-morphological studies of Cucumis callosus were made from root tip squashes following the procedure of Parthasarathy and Sampathkumar […]

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