Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:41-44 (article 18) 1997 Jeffrey Adelberg Department of Horticulture, Clemson University, Clemson SC 29634 Triploid melon are not seedless (1,3). Observation that triploid fruit were firmer at full slip indicates there may be post-harvest advantages to working with triploid fruit. There were also observations made that polyploidy melon may have better […]
Melon Reports
A Suspected Plasmagene as the Cause of a New Melon Mosaic Disease in China.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:37-40 (article 17) 1997 Zhang Jiannong Melon Research Institute, Gansu University of Agriculture, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, P.R. China The melon mosaic disease described in this note was first observed in Gansu, China, in 1983. The frequency of the disease was less than 1/60,000 plants in a large melon field, but was […]
Melon Dieback: Effect of Thermic Stress and Inoculum
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:35-36 (article 16) 1997 A. Iglesias and F. Nuez Deparagemto de Biotecnologia, Universidad Politecnica de Valecia , 46022 Valencia , Spain Melon dieback is a serious disease affecting melon, and has been responsible for severe economic losses in many areas of Spain since the early 1980’s (1). With the aim of […]
Wilt Disease of Melon (Cucumis melo L.) and Associated Organisms in Sudan
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:32-34 (article 15) 1997 Abbas M. Suliman, Yousif F. Mohamed, Gasim A. Daffallan and Omer H. Giha Plant Pathology Center, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Gezira University, Wad Medani, P.O. Box 20, Sudan, Africa Muskmelon in the Sudan is traditionally grown in small fields and is consumed locally. As such the crop […]
Breeding for Resistance to Powdery Mildew in Snake Melon (Cucumis melo var. flexuosus) in Sudan
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:30-31 (article 14) 1997 E.A. Ahmed, A.E. El Jack and Y.F. Mohamed University of Gezira, P.O. Box 20, Wad Medani, Sudan Snake melon (Cucumis melo var. flexuosus) is a popular vegetable in Sudan, consumed fresh in salad and also in pickles. Powdery mildew is one of the most important limiting production […]
A Genetic Model of Bitter Taste in Young Fruits of Melon*
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:27-29 (article 13) 1997 Ma Dewei, Sun Lan, Liu Yun Hui, Zhang Yanping and Liu Haihe Center of Biological Technology In The Agricultural University of Hebei, Bao Ding 071001, P.R. China *The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China. Abstract. The bitter taste of young fruits obtained from F1 […]
1996 Melon Report
CGC Report No. 21 Melon (Cucumis melo) Phenylurea Cytokinin More Effective than 6- Benzyladenine in Promoting Fruit Set and Inducing Parthenocarpy in Melon J. Brent Loy and Peter C. Allen (USA) CGC 19:47-48 (1996) Selection and Characterization of Known Genetic Marker Accessions for Hybridization with Commercial Varieties of Cucumis melo L. J. Jain and T.A. More (India) […]
Micropropagation of the Melon Hybrid ‘Galia’
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:63-65 (article 23) 1996 N. Spetsidis, G. Sapountzakis and A.S. Tsaftaris Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece ‘Galia’ is one of the most important melon genotypes cultivated in greenhouses in the Mediterranean basin. In vitro techniques for clonal micropropagation have been used with good results in […]
Potential Utility of RAPD Markers Linked to Fom 2 Gene in Melon (Cucumis melo L.)
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:61-62 (article 22) 1996 David W. Wolff and Jianling Zhou Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, The Texas A & M University System, 2415 East Highway 83, Weslaco, TX 78596 [email protected] Molecular marker identification and utilization in marker-assisted-selection (MAS) can be a valuable tool for the plant breeder, and has been an active […]
Temperature-Conditioned Response to Sphaerotheca fuliginea Race 1 in the Spanish Melon Cultivar ANC-57
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:59-60 (article 21) 1996 J.A. Tores, M.L. Gomez and I. Canovas Estacion Experimental “La Mayora”, Algarrobo Costa Malaga 29750, Spain The response of a Spanish melon cultivar, ANC-57, to Sphaerotheca fuliginea race 1 is conditioned at 26 C and susceptible at 21 C (2). The resistance of this cultivar is due […]