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 […]
Other Genera & Species Reports
1987 Other Cucurbit Reports
Report 10 Other Genera and Species Cold tolerance in the Cucurbitaceae R.W. Robinson (USA) CGC 10:104 (1987)
Cold Tolerance in the Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:104 (article 54) 1987 R. W. Robinson Horticultural Sciences Department, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY All cultivated cucurbits prefer warm temperature. They are subject to chilling injury and are very sensitive to frost. A very light frost, not sufficiently cold to injure other tender crops such as beans […]
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. […]
1986 Other Cucurbit Reports
1986 Report No. 9 Other Genera and Species Plant Regeneration from Explant-derived Calli of Cucumis anguria L. var. longipes M. Garcia-Sogo, I. Granelli, B. Garcia-Sogo, L.A. Roig and V. Moreno (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain) CGC 9:108-109 (1987)
Resistance to Acute Gamma Irradiation of Pollen of Cucumis Species
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:82-84 (Article 32) 1985 Nijs, A. P. M. den, C. J. M. Denissen and M. A. P. F. Hornes Institute for Horticultural Plant Breeding (IVT), P. O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands The technique of in vivo egg cell transformation (3) requires that following a high dose irradiation (1 […]
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 […]
1985 Other Cucurbit Genera and Species
Other Genera and Species Use of Cucumis anguria as a vegetable in Brazil C.D. da Costa (Brazil) CGC 8:81 (1985) Resistance to acute gamma irradiation of pollen of Cucumis species A.P.M. den Nijs, C.J.M. Denissen and M.A.P.F. Hornes (The Netherlands) CGC 8:82-84 (1985)
1985 Melon Reports
Report No. 8 Melon (Cucumis melo) Inheritance mode of melon fruit characters J. Abadia, M.L. Gomez-Guillamon, J. Cuartero and F. Nuez (Spain) CGC 8:34-35 (1985) Inheritance of resistance to downy mildew in Cucumis melo PI 124111 Y. Cohen, S. Cohen and C.E. Thomas (Israel and USA) CGC 8:36-38 (1985) Characterization of melon cultivars M.L. Gomez-Guillamon, J. Abadia, […]
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 […]