Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:84 (article 44) 1987 R. W. Robinson Horticultural Sciences Department, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456 Mature fruit of C. moschata cv. Long Neopolitan (PI 287531) have mottled dark and lighter green skin, in contrast to the buff color of ‘Butternut’. The F1 of ‘Butternut’ x ‘Long Neopolitan’ […]
Squash & Pumpkin Reports
Electrophoretic Classification of Cucurbita Cultivars
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:83 (article 43) 1987 J. T. Puchalski Botanical Garden of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland R. W. Robinson Horticultural Sciences Department, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY Cucurbita mixta was not recognized as a distinct species until 1930. Previously, members of this species were considered to be […]
Lack of Seed Transmission in Squash and Melon Plants Infected with Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:81-82 (article 42) 1987 R. Provvidenti and R. W. Robinson Departments of Plant Pathology and Horticultural Sciences, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell Univertsity, Geneva, NY 14456 The rapid spread of zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) to cucurbits grown in different areas of the world strongly suggests its transmission through […]
Inheritance of Resistance to Zucchini Yelow Mosaic Virus in Cucurbita moschata
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:80 (article 41) 1987 H. M. Munger Departments of Plant Breeding And Vegetable Crops, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14583 R. Provvidenti New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456 Since Provvidenti et al (1) reported resistance to zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) in a C. moschata from Nigeria […]
Early Vegetative Development of Spaghetti Squash is Unaffected by Seed Size
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:78-79 (article 40) 1987 Menahem Edelstein, Haim Nerson, Harry S. Paris, Zvi Karchi and Yosef Burger Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Experiment Station, P. 0. Haifa, Israel Spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo) has experienced a surge of popularity during the past few years. Since its introduction into North […]
Inheritance of Bitterness in Cucurbita pepo L.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:76-77 (article 39) 1987 Fenny Dane, A. G. Hunter, and O. L. Chambliss Department of Horticulture and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, AL 36849 Cucurbitacins are very bitter and toxic secondary plant substances which can be found in roots, cotyledons and fruits of many cucurbit species. Synthesis of the bitter […]
Relationship of Cucurbita scabridifolia to C. foetidissima and C. pedatifolia: a case of natural interspecific hybridization
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:74-75 (article 38) 1987 Thomas C. Andres Department of Horticultural Science New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456 Cucurbita scabridifolia Bailey is a poorly known wild perennial gourd from southern Tamaulipas, Mexico (2). Recently T.C. Andres, J.J. Wyland, and M. Nee collected several populations of C. scabridifolia-like plants near […]
Hybridization of Cucurbita foetidissima with C. pedatifolia C. radicans, and C. ficifolia
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:72-73 (article 37) 1987 Thomas C. Andres Department of Horticultural Science, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456 Cucurbita foetidissima HBK has been regarded as an aberrant species, showing no affinity toward any other Cucurbita species, based on phenetic relationships (4), pollinator species relationships (6), and compatibility relationships (3). […]
Cucurbita fraterna, the Closest Wild Relative and Progenitor of C. pepo
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 10:69-71 (article 36) 1987 Thomas C. Andres Department of Horticultural Science, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456 Cucurbita fraterna Bailey is one of the least known species of Cucurbita. Our knowledge has been based entirely on the holotype, a single herbarium specimen collected by C.L. Lundell in 1937 […]
Genetic Analysis of Isozyme Variants in Cucurbita pepo
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:104-106 (article 34) 1986 Weeden, N.F., R.W. Robinson and J.W. Shail Dept. of Horticultural Sciences, New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NU 14456 Considerable isozyme polymorphism has been identified in cultivars of Cucurbita pepo (1,2,3,4), and a correlation between the particular activity bands and fruit types was noted by Ignart and […]