Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:19-20 (article 10) 1997 S. Alan Walters and Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Resistance to root-knot nematode has been identified in Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii cultigen LJ 90403 (2). Currently, that is the only cultigen identified that is cross-compatible with Cucumis sativus […]
Cucumber Reports
CMV Resistance in Cucumber – A Correction
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:18 (article 9) 1997 Michael J. Havey Agricultural Research Service – USDA, Department of Horticulture, 1575 Linden Drive, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 USA In a previous report published in the Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report (Havey 1996), I erroneously stated that the primary source of CMV resistance currently used commercially […]
Correlation of Damping-Off with Belly Rot Resistance in Cucumber
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:16-17 (article 8) 1997 Michael S. Uchneat and Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Eddie Echandi Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7616 Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is an important vegetable crop in the United States, with a large […]
Seedling Tests for Belly Rot Resistance in Cucumber
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:13-15 (article 7) 1997 Michael S. Uchneat and Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Introduction. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is an important vegetable crop of the Southeastern United States, supplying cucumbers to much of the country during the early summer and fall. Belly […]
Effects of Water Stress on Fruit Quality in Cucumber
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:11-12 (article 6) 1997 S. Serce and J.E. Staub Vegetable Crops Research Unit, USDA/ARS, Departments of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI. 53706 U.S.A. Introduction. Cucumber vine growth, lateral branching, leaf area, fruit set, and growth rate are adversely affected when plants are subjected to soil moisture deficits (Cummins and Kretchman, 1975). […]
The Effect of Low Temperatures on Leaves of Different Cucumber Cultivars
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:9-10 (article 5) 1997 Dang Yonghua ¹ , Cheng Zhihui ² , Du Junzhi ¹ and Wang Nong ¹ ¹ Vegetable Institute, Shaanxi Academy of Agriculture, YangLing, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China ² Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, YangLing, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. Introduction. Cucumber is one of the most important temperature […]
Measurement of Sex Expression in Cucumber Using Percentage Staminate Nodes and a Subjective Rating for Gynoecy
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:7-8 (article 4) 1997 Nischit V. Shetty and Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC 27695-7609 Most cultivars of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) grown in the U.S. are gynoecious hybrids. In order to produce hybrid seeds of those cultivars, one inbred parent must be highly […]
Ultra-weak Luminescence and Chilling-tolerance of Germinating Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Seeds
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:4-6 (article 3) 1997 Yu Shuancang, Cui Hongwen and Yuan Yuxiang Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100 P.R. China Lu Jinyin Department of Basic Science, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling , Shaanxi 712100 P.R. China Phytoluminescence analysis (the technique of phytoultramicroanalysis) was developed in the 1970s. Ultra-weak luminescence (UWL) […]
Biochemical changes in Cucumber Seeds during Germination
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:3-6 (article 2) 1997 Meng Huanwen, Cheng Zhihui and Cui Hongwen Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100 P.R. China Introduction. It is very important to know what biochemical changes occur during seed germination. Such information is important for seed germination and seed physiology research, and for obtaining improved […]
Independent Segregation Among 11 Gene Loci in Cucumber
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:1-2 (article 1) 1997 Todd C. Wehner and J. S. Liu Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Research on morphological gene mutants of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) has resulted in 146 loci being identified in six linkage groups (3). Although many studies have reported linked genes, […]