2023 Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report #46

CGC 46 – Complete Report (pdf) CGC 46 (2023) Table of Contents Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and related species 1. Should the Unpublished Name Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris var. melgalospermus for the ZiGua Seed-Snack Variety from China, be Validated?  Susanne S. Renner Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and related species 4. North Carolina Performance Trials for Cultivars of Parthenocarpic […]

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Pathotypes and Races of Pseudoperonospora cubensis – Different Concepts of Virulence Differentiation

Host-parasite interactions between Cucurbitaceae and P. cubensis exhibit significant variation. This contribution reviews the current state of knowledge regarding characterization of P. cubensis virulence variation on the level of pathotypes (variation in host genera and species host-range) and races (variation in intraspecific level). However, our knowledge of the interactions between P. cubensis isolates and the […]

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Resistance to Fungicides in Cucurbit Powdery Mildew in Europe

One hundred cucurbit powdery mildew (CPM) isolates (41 Golovinomyces orontii s.l. [Go], 59 Podosphaera xanthii [Px]) from the Czech Republic (2012 to 2015), were screened for fungicide efficacy to the six frequently used fungicides (quinoxyfen /Atlas 500 SC/, propiconazole /Bumper 25 EC/, fenpropimorph /Corbel/, dinocap /Karathane LC/ azoxystrobin /Ortiva/) and penconazole /Topas 100 EC/). Fungicide […]

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2016 & 2017 Cucurbit Genera & Species Reports

2016-2017 Report 39-40 Cucumis spp. Generation and Potential Use of Interspecific Cucumis Hybrids Andrés Cáceres, Carmina Gispert and Belén Picó Melon (Cucumis melo) New Charentais Lines with Delayed Climacteric Ripening form an Introgression Lines Collection G. Perpiñá, G. Castro, C. Esteras, B. Picó and A.J. Monforte Performance of Grafted Galia and Ananas Melon Types under […]

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2013 Gene List for Other Genera of Cucurbitaceae

Kyle M. VandenLangenberg and Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Introduction The Cucurbitaceae includes many important vegetable species, including cucumber, melon and watermelon. Those are major crop species originally from the Old World: cucumber from India; melon and watermelon from Africa (Wehner and Maynard, 2003). However, there […]

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