Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:56-58 (article 27) 1995 J.T. Garret, B.B. Rhodes and Xingping Zhang Department of Horticulture, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 Watermelon fruit blotch disease (WFB), presently attributed to the bacterium Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli, is a devastating disease which renders infected watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura and Nakai] fruits unmarketable. This disease […]
Xingping Zhang
1995 Gene List for Watermelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:69-84 (article 33) 1995 Bill Rhodes and Xingping Zhang Horticulture Department, E 142 Poole Agriculture Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0375 Lists of the genes of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum and Nakai) have been published previously in HortScience, 1976 (35), and in the Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Reports in 1979 (3), […]
A New Morphological Marker in Watermelon, Juvenile Albino (ja)
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:101 (article 30) 1994 Xingping Zhang and Bill Rhodes Horticulture Department, Box 340375, Clemson University, Clemson, Sc 29634-0375 In 1992, a new morphological variant, which we name “juvenile albino” (ja) was observed in two populations – selfed ‘Dixilee’ and an F2 population of G17AB (ms ms) x ‘Dixilee’. To our knowledge, […]
Fertility Shift in an In Vitro Regenerated Male-sterile Line in Watermelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:80 (article 30) 1993 Xingping Zhang and Bill Rhodes Department of Horticulture, Box 340375, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0375 Regeneration of a male-sterile line was begun in November of 1991. Cotyledons from 20-day old fruit (ms ms x Ms ms) were inoculated on 10 μ M BA regeneration medium (Adelberg and […]
Male Sterile, ms, in Watermelon not Linked to Delayed Green, dg and I-dg
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:79 (article 29) 1993 Xingping Zhang and Bill Rhodes Department of Horticulture, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0375 The genetic male-sterile ms, from China (1) has been reported to be unlinked to gms (1) and Sp (2). Data are reported here on its relationship to the two genes that determine delayed green […]
Inheritance of Resistance to Races 0, 1, and 2 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum in Watermelon (Citrullus sp. PI 296341)
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:77-78 (article 28) 1993 Xingping Zhang and Bill Rhodes Horticulture Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0375 Martyn and Netzer (1) reported Citrullus sp. PI 296341-FR to be 100% resistant to races 0 and 1 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum but segregating for resistance to race 2. We report here inheritance […]
Improved Germination Rate After 8 Years in Certain Watermelon Families
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 15:82-83 (article 32) 1992 Bill Rhodes, Jian Nong Zhang and Xingping Zhang, W.C. Bridges, Jr. Department of Horticulture, E-142 Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA, Department of Experimental Statistics, F-148 Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0367 Rhodes and Love (1) noted that germination rates were severely […]
Watermelon Variety Improvement in China
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 15:76-79 (article 30) 1992 Xingping Zhang and Bill Rhodes Department of Horticulture, E-142 Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0375 Watermelons have been grown in China for more than 1000 years. Watermelon is one of the most important economic crops, grown in all parts of China except Qinghai, Tibet plateau […]
The Effect of the Branchless Gene bl on Plant Morphology in Watermelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 15:74-75 (article 29) 1992 Depei Lin, Tong Wang and Yejun Wang; Xingping Zhang and B.B. Rhodes Horticulture Department, August 1st Agricultural College, Urumqi, Xinjiang 850003 PR China, Department of Horticulture, E-142 Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0375 The branch less variant in watermelon (1) was discovered by Xu Liguan […]
Use of a Detached Leaf Assay for Race 1 and Race 2 Anthracnose Resistance in a Diallel cross with Citrullus
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 15:84-86 (article 33) 1992 B.B. Rhodes, Xingping Zhang, Ralph A. Dean, Jennifer Frick, and Jian Nong Zhang Department of Horticulture, E-142 Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0375, Department of Plant Pathology and Physiology, B-03 Long Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, and Melon Research Institute, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, […]