Tibish, a Melon Type from Sudan

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:21-23 (article 9) 1999 El Tahir I. Mohamed¹ and M. Pitrat² ¹Agricultural Research Corporation, P.O. Box 126, Wad Medani, Sudan ²INRA, Station de Genetique dt d’Amelioration des Fruits et Legumes, B.P. 94, 84143 Montfavet cedex, France Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a polymorphic species that has been classified into several intra-specific […]

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Identification of the Gene for Resistance to Fusarium Wilt Races 0 and 2 in Cucumis melo ‘Dulce’

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:19-20 (article 8) 1999 Y. Danin-Poleg, Y. Burger, S. Schreiber. N. Katzir and R. Cohen Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organiation, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, P.O.B. 1021, Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel. E-mail: [email protected] Four races of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. melonis (0,1,2, and 1,2) cause wilt in melons. three independent dominant […]

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Genetic Control and Linkages of Some Fruit Characters in Melon

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:16-18 (article 7) 1999 C. Perin, C. Dogimont, N. Giovinazzo, D. Besombes, L. Guitton, L. Hagen, and M. Pitrat INRA, Station de Genetique et d’Amelioration des Fruits et Legumes, BP 94, 84143 Montfavet Cedex (France) Introduction Cucumis melo L. is a very polymorphic species, especially for fruit characters like ripening, shape, […]

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Ethylene Production in Ripening Fruits of Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis, C. melo var. inodorsus, and Their Hybrids

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:31-32 (article11) 1998 Bin Wang and Timothy J. Ng Dept. Natural Resource Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4452 USA Introduction. Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a polymorphic species with regard to fruit characteristics, exhibiting diversity for shape, external and internal color, surface netting, sweetness, flavor, ripening pattern and storability. […]

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A Source of a High Level of Tolerance to Squash Mosaic Virus in a Melon from China

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:29-30 (article10) 1998 R. Provvidenti Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456 Squash mosaic virus (SqMV) is one of the major viral agents affecting melons (Cucumis melo L.). It is seed transmitted, hence it can be found in every area of the world […]

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Application of Inter-SSR Markers in Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:25-28 (article 9) 1998 Y. Danin-Poleg, G. Tzuri, N. Regis and N. Katzir Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Northern Research Center, Newe Ya’ar, P.O.B. 9000 Haifa 31900, Israel Introduction. Molecular marker techniques are beginning to have an impact on plant breeding and plant genetic resource management. A variety of […]

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