Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:87-88 (article 32) 1996 Todd C. Wehner and Tammy L. Ellington Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Sponges obtained from luffa gourds (Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.) have many uses ranging from household cleaning to personal hygiene. Fruits are harvested from the vines after the skin of the […]
Other Genera & Species Reports
Post-harvest Treatments for Producing Sponges from Immature Fruits of Luffa Gourd
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:85-86 (article 31) 1996 Tammy L. Ellington and Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Luffa gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) is grown in small areas for the production of sponges for cosmetics and cleaning products. In eastern North Carolina, we usually plant in mid April, […]
1995 Other Genera and Species Reports
CGC Report # 18 Other Genera and Species The production of Buddha’s Hand in China Zhihui Cheng, Huanwen Meng and Hongwen Cui (P.R. China) CGC 18:64 (1995) A multi-viral resistant cultivar of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria from Taiwan) R. Provvidenti (USA) CGC 18:65-67 (1995) Growth regulator effects on sex expression of luffa sponge gourd Todd C. […]
Growth Regulator Effects on Sex Expression of Luffa Sponge Gourd
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:68-68 (article 32) 1995 Todd C. Wehner and Tammy L. Ellington Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Luffa sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca Mill) is increasingly popular in North Carolina for use in cosmetics and cleaning products. We are interested in developing luffa cultivars suited to industry […]
A Multi-Viral Resistant Cultivar of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria from Taiwan)
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:65-67 (article 31) 1995 R. Provvidenti Department of Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N.Y. 14456 According to Heiser (3) bottle gourd or calabash gourd (Lagenaria siceraria L.) in prehistoric times was exclusively cultivated throughout the tropical and subtropical areas of both hemispheres and in some regions […]
The Production of Buddha’s Hand in China
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:64-65 (article 30) 1995 Zhihui Cheng, Huanwen Meng, and Hongwen Cui Dept. of Hort., Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China The Buddha’s hand (Sechium edule swart.) is a perennial root vegetable of Mexican origin. It is suitable for production in the tropic and subtropic regions. Its name comes from […]
1994 Other Cucurbit Genera and Species Reports
Report No. 17 Other Genera and Species Genetic analysis of bitter principals in Momordica charantia Linn. V.S. Devadas and S. Ramadas (India) CGC 17:129-131 (1994) Heterosis and combining ability for bitter principals in Momordica charantia Linn. V.S. Devadas and S. Ramadas (India) CGC 17:132-134 (1994)
Heterosis and Combining Ability for Bitter Principals in Momordica charantia Linn.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:132-134 (article 40) 1994 V.S. Devadas; Seemahthini Ramadas College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Trissur-680 645, India; Horticulture College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, India All parts of the bitter gourd plant are bitter in taste except the ripe aril covering the seed. The bitter principals […]
Genetic Analysis of Bitter Principals in Momordica charantia Linn.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:129-131 (article 39) 1994 V.S. Devadas and Seemanthini Ramadas College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Trissur-680 645, India; Horticulture College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 –3, India Bitterness of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia Linn.) is due to presence of Momordicosides, which are glycosides of tetracyclic triterpinoids with […]
1993 Other Cucurbit Genera and Species Reports
CGC Report No. 16 Other Genera and Species Crossability between Momordica charantia and Momordica dioica M. Abdul Vahab and K.V. Peter (India) CGC 16:84-86 (1993) Preliminary screening of cucurbits species for Bemisia tabaci Genn. whitefly resistance V. Moreno, J.L. Gomez Aguilera, C. Guerau de Arellano and L.A. Roig (Spain) CGC 16:87-89 (1993)