Screening for Muskmelon Resistance to a Pathogenic Strain of Myrothecium roridum Using Detached Leaves

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:58-59 (article 17) 1986 Kuti, J., T.J. Ng and G.A. Bean University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Introduction. Myrothecium roridum Tode ex Fries can be a serious pathogen to muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) (1,3). Genetic resistance to M. roridum can be assessed using seed germination and seedling growth tests (2); […]

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Silver Nitrate Induction of Perfect Flowers in onoecious Plants of Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) 

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:57 (Article 21) 1985 Risser, Georgette and J. C. Rode Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 84140 Montfavet, France In 1979, we reported that staminate flowers have been induced on gynoecious lines of muskmelon by treatment with silver nitrate (Risser & Rode, 1979). So, as in cucumber, use of silver nitrate […]

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Genetic Linkages in Muskmelon

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:50-54 (Article 19) 1985 Pitrat, M. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 84140 Montfavet, France We have continued the work presented in the 1984 CGC report (5) on the research of genetic linkages in muskmelon. 1. Necrotic spot virus resistance (nsv) This gene was already found independent from genes belonging to […]

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AC-70-154, A Gummy Stem Blight Resistant Muskmelon Breeding Line With Desirable Horticultural Characteristics

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:46-49 (Article 18) 1985 Norton, J. D. and R. D. Cosper Department of Horticulture, Auburn University, AL 36849 U.S.A. Gummy stem blight (GSB) caused by Didymella bryoniae (Auersw.) Rehm (=Nycosphaerella citrullina C. 0. Smith) is a serious disease of Cucumis melo L. (1,3,7,8,13), and causes considerable crop losses in Alabama (3). […]

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Effect of Inoculation with Myrothecium roridum Tode ex Fries on Seed Germination and Early Seedling Growth of 12 Cultivars of Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:44-45 (Article 17) 1985 Kuti, J., T. J. Ng, and G. A. Bean University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 U.S.A. Myrothecium roridum Tode ex Fries, a common soil fungus that produces mycotoxins, has been reported to be pathogenic to several plant species. McLean and Sleeth (4) reported that symptoms of […]

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Characterization of Melon Cultivars 

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:39-40 (Article 15) 1985 Gomez-Guillamon, M. L. Estacion Experimental La Mayora (C.S.I.C.), Malaga, Spain Abadia, J. Centro de Edafologia (C.S.I.C.), Murcia, Spain Cuartero, J. Estacion Experimental La Mayora (C.S.I.C.), Malaga, Spain Cortes, C. and F. Nuez Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain An evaluation of several melon cultivars was started in 1983, […]

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Inheritance of Resistance to Downy Mildew in Cucumis melo PI 124111 

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:36-38 (Article 14) 1985 Cohen, Y., S. Cohen and H. Eyal Department of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel C. E. Thomas U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, SC 29407 This research was supported by Grant No. US 287-81 from BARD–The United States-Israel Binational […]

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