Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:34-35 (Article 13) 1985 Abadia, J. Centro de Edafologia (C.S.I.C.), Murcia, Spain Gomez-Guillamon, M. L. and J. Cuartero Estacion Experimental La Mayora (C.S.I.C.), Malaga, Spain Nuez, F. Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain In 1983 we started a program to study the genetics of various characters important in melon breeding. The inheritance […]
Melon Reports
Evaluating Downy Mildew Resistance in Cucumis melo L.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:38-40 (article 17) 1984 Cohen, Y., H. Eyal and A. Cohen Department of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Israel C.E. Thomas U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, SC 29407 Downy mildew incited by Pseudoperonospora cubensis (Berk. & Curt.) Rostow. is an important disease on cantaloup (C. melo) […]
Climacteric and Nonclimacteric Ripening in Cucumis melo
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:41-42 (article 18) 1984 Stephen Kendall and Timothy J. Ng University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Many diverse fruit types exist among cultivated genotypes of Cucumis melo. Netted muskmelons and honeydews have been reported to be climacteric, but nonclimacteric genotypes of C. melo have also been reported (1). In experiments […]
Interaction of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus Strains and Muskmelon Lines
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:43-44 (article 19) 1984 Lecoq, H. and M. Pitrat I.N.R.A., Centre de Recherches Agronomiques d’Avignon, B.P. 94, 84140 Montfavet, France Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV), a recently described member of the potyvirus group (3), is now commonly found infecting cucurbits in various parts of the world (2). It induces severe symptoms […]
Evidence of a Recessive Powdery Mildew Resistance Gene in Muskmelon PI 414723
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:45 (article 20) 1984 J. D. McCreight U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, P.O. Box 5098, Salinas, CA Plant Introduction (PI) 414723 (melon aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, resistant inbred of PI 371795) is a source of aphid resistance (1) and zucchini yellow mosaic virus resistance in muskmelon. Observations of greenhouse […]
Association of Fruit Quality with Seed Characters and Oil and Protein Content of Muskmelon Seeds
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:46-48 (article 21) 1984 T. A. More and V. S. Seshadri Division of Vegetable Crops, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India Seeds of certain cucurbits are well known sources of oil and protein, although none have been used commercially (1). Madaan et al. (3) reported that muskmelon seeds are […]
Effect of Methodology on Expression of Intercultivar Differences in Response to NaCl Stress in Melons
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:49-50 (article 22) 1984 H. Nerson, H.S. Paris, Z. Karchi, Y. Burger, and M. Edelstein Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Experiment Station, P.O. Haifa, Israel Most vegetable crops are sensitive or moderately sensitive to salinity (1). Melons are classified as moderately tolerant (3) and are a potential […]
Linkage Studies in Muskmelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:51-53 (article 23) 1984 Pitrat, M. I.N.R.A., Centre de Recherches Agronomiques d’Avignon, B.P. 94, 84140 Montfavet, France Until now only 4 gene linkages have been described in muskmelon: (1) bush (b) and yellow virescent (yv) – recombination 19.4% (5); (2) virus aphid transmission resistance (Vat) and Flaccida necrosis (Fn) – recombination […]
Use of n-Pentane for Mixing Melon Pollen
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:54 (article 24) 1984 Risser, Georgette and J.C. Rode I.N.R.A., Centre de Recherches Agronomiques d’Avignon, 84140 Montfavet, France Hand pollination of a melon flower with a mixture of pollen from several plants is difficult because melon pollen is sticky and aggregates. Our objective was to find a non-toxic solvent that could […]
Inoculation Conditions to Evaluate Resistance to Alternaria cucumerina (Ellis & Everh.) Elliot in Muskmelon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:55-57 (article 25) 1984 Thomas, Claude E. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, 2875 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407 Alternaria cucumerina incites leaf blight of various cucurbits throughout the world (2). This disease is particularly severe on muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) in the southeastern and Midwestern production […]