Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:40-42 (article 19) 1995 E. Floris, J.M. Alvarez Universidad de Zaragoza, Departmento de Agricultura, Crta. Zaragoza, Km 67, 22071, Huesca, Spain; Servico de Investigacion Agraria, D.G.A., Apartado 727, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain Resistance to powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca fuliginea [Schlech. ex Fr.] Poll.), was firstly found in a seed lot from India (5). […]
Melon Reports
Interaction between monoecy and male sterility in melon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:38-39 (article 18) 1995 M. Pitrat INRA, Station d’ Amelioration des Plantes Maraicheres, B.P. 94, 84143 Montfavet cedex (France) In the original male sterile-4 mutant (ms-4) of Cucumis melo the first male flowers turn yellow at bud stage (when the flower is about 1-2 mm) and do not open (2). The […]
Cochleare folium, a mutant with spoon-shaped leaf in melon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:37-37 (article 17) 1995 M. LeCouviour, M. Pitrat, C. Olivier and M. Ricard Clause Semences Professionnelles, Mas Saint Pierre, 13210 Saint Remy (France); INRA, Station d’ Amelioration des Plantes Maraicheres, B.P. 94, 84143 Montfavet cedex (France) In a breeding program in ‘Galia’ type melon (Cucumis melo L.), a spontaneous mutant has […]
A Virescent mutant in melon
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18: 37-37 (article 16) 1995 M. Pitrat, C. Olivier and M. Ricard INRA, Station d’ Amelioration des Plantes Maraicheres, B.P. 94, 84143 Montfavet cedex (France) A mutant of Cucumis melo L. has been described with white cotyledons which later turn green and light green young leaves which turn normal green when […]
A Combining Ability Study in Muskmelon Using Line x Tester Analysis
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:34-36 (article 15) 1995 M.S. Dhaliwal Dept. of Vegetable Crops, L.S. & F., Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004 INDIA Muskmelon, (Cucumis melo L.), is predominantly a cross-pollinated crop, and its ability to produce plenty of seeds per fruit facilitates heterosis breeding. Pollination mechanisms (viz. monoecy, gynoecy and male sterility have been […]
1994 Melon Reports
CGC Report No. 17 Melon (Cucumis melo) Cucumis melo L. accessions of the genebank of the Polytechnical University of Valencia F. Nuez, J. Prohens, M.J. Diez and P. Fernandez de Cordova (Spain) CGC 17:57-60 (1994) Chromosome number and karyotype of melons (Cucumis melo L.) D. Ma, Z. Guo, C. Zhang, S. Gao and M. Wang (P.R. China) […]
The Crossability of Cucumis melo and C. metuliferus, an Investigation of In Vivo Pollen Tube Growth
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:97-100 (article 29) 1994 A. Beharav and Y. Cohen Bar-Ilan University, Dept. of Life Sciences, Ramat Gan 52900, ISRAEL For many years viral disease in muskmelon (Cucumis melo) (2n=24) has not been of great concern to seedmen and growers (8). The development of resistant cultivars can eliminate the disease. Various accessions […]
Effect of Gamma-Radiation on vitality and Fertilization Ability of Cucumis melo and C. metuliferus Pollen
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:94-96 (article 28) 1994 A. Beharav and Y. Cohen Bar-Illan University, Dept. of Life Sciences, Ramat Gan 52900, ISRAEL The mentor pollen technique can be applied to overcome crossing barriers in certain interspecific hybridization, where pollen tube growth is arrested before the ovary (4). Oost and Den Nijs (3) reported on […]
Attempts to Overcome Barrier of Interspecific Hybridization between Cucumis melo and C. metuliferus
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:90-93 (article 27) 1994 A. Beharav and Y. Cohen Bar-Ilan University, Dept. of Life Sciences, Ramat Gan 52900, ISRAEL Our efforts to achieve the interspecific hybrid between Cucumis melo and Cucumis metuliferus through conventional breeding procedure between a few reciprocal combinations (in summer 1002) were unsuccessful because of the existence of […]
Callus Formation from Cotyledon and Hypocotyl of Cucumis melo L. and Cucumis metuliferus
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:88-89 (article 26) 1994 A. Beharav and Y. Cohen Bar-Ilan University, Dept. of LIfe Sciences, Ramat Gan 52900, ISRAEL For many years, viral disease in muskmelon (Cucumis melo) (2n = 24) has been of great concern for seedsmen and growers (5). The development of resistant cultivars can eliminate the disease. Various […]