Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:1 (article 1) 1987 Henry M. Munger and David P. Lane Departments of Plant Breeding and Vegetable Crops, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Lane and Munger reported (1) an association between resistance to powdery mildew (PMR) and susceptibility to target leafspot (TLS) caused by Corynespora cassiicola (Berk. and Curt.) Wei. This […]
Cucumber Reports
1986 Cucumber Reports
Report No. 9 Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Callus Initiation from Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruits H.A. Aziz, B.H. McCown, and R.L. Lower (University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706) CGC 9:3-4 (1986) Evaluation of Resistance of Cucumber Lines to Damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani I. Booy, T.C. Wehner and S.F. Jenkins, Jr. (North Carolina St. University, Raleigh, NC 27695) […]
Further Results of Linkage Studies in Cucumis sativus L.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:55 (article 16) 1986 Zijlstra, S. and A.P.M. den Nijs Institute for Horticultural Plant Breeding (IVT), and Foundation for Agricultural Plant Breeding (SVP); POB 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands Following earlier research (1). linkage studies for 5 pairs of genes have been continued at the Institute for Horticultural Plant Breeding […]
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 […]
A Rapid and Non-Destructive Technique for Measuring the Area of Cucumber Leaves.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:33-36 (article 9) 1986 D.L. Visser Institute for Horticultural Plant Breeding (IVT), P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands Leaf area measurements are an essential part of growth analyses. For most measurements, plants need to be defoliated so that leaf area can be measured with a photo-electrical area meter. Growth […]