Pathogenicity of Erysiphe cichoracearum to cucurbits

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 11:87-90 (article 37) 1988 Yigal Cohen and Helena Eyal Department of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel 52100 Powdery mildew is a devastating disease of cucurbits throughout the world. The two page reported causal agents are Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Schlecht. ex Fr.) Poll. and Erysiphe cichoraceatum DC ex Merat (5,8). The […]

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Plant Regeneration from Explant-Derived Calli of Cucumis anguria L. var longipes.

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:108-109 (article 35) 1986 Garcia-Sogo, M., I. Granelli, B. Garcia-Sogo, L.A. Roig and V. Moreno Departments of Genetics and Microbiology, E.R.S. Ingenieros Agronomos, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain. Resistances to Tetranychus urticae KOCH, nematodes and cucumber green mottle mosaic virus have been described in Cucumis anguria L. var. longipes. […]

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Use of Cucumis anguria as a vegetable in Brazil 

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:81 (Article 31) 1985 Costa, C. D. da Departmento de Genetica – ESALQ, Universidad De Sao Paulo, Cx. P. 83 13.400 Piracicaba-SP, Brazil “Maxixe” is the common name for Cucumis anguria, used in the traditional and popular soup “maxixada” in north and northeastern Brazil. Cucumis anguria was introduced into Brazil by […]

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The Reliability of a Seedling Test for Resistance to Root-Knot Nematodes in Cucurbits

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:92-93 (article 41) 1984 Boukema, I.W., G.T.M. Reuling and K. Hofman Institute for Horticultural Plant Breeding (IVT), P.O.B. 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands A seedling test is used to screen for resistance to root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita Chitw.) in cucurbits (1). The level of resistance is measured by determining the […]

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