February 1982 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Responses to Spacing of Spacemaster Cucumber H.M. Munger, R. Washek, and R.W. Riker Departments of Plant Breeding and Vegetable Crops, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Spacemaster, essentially a dwarf version of Tablegreen 65, is characterized by a short hypocotyl in the seedling stage, […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter
The Vegetable Improvement Newsletter (VIN) was started in 1959 by the Committee on Vegetable Breeding and Varieties of the American Society for Horticultural Science. VIN was intended as a vehicle to facilitate the exchange of information and seed stocks among individuals concerned with the breeding or testing of new varieties of vegetables. VIN regularly contained sections on research notes, variety announcements, stocks available, and stocks desired. In many ways, VIN was a forerunner and inspiration to CGC and the CGC Report.
VIN was compiled for 24 years by Henry M. Munger (1959-1962, 1965-1982) and D.H. Wallace (1963-64) of Cornell University. Of special interest was the Research Notes section, which carried reports of breeding techniques, monogenic mutations, germplasm evaluation, interspecific and intergeneric recombination, and other items of interest to vegetable breeders and geneticists. Much of this information is still of interest.
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 23
February 1981 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Anthocyaninless Asparagus Lincoln G. Peirce Department of Plant Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. 03824 Asparagus varieties currently available in the seed trade show substantial purple coloring at the spear base and, to varying degrees, at the spear top. As a product […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 22
February 1980 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Some Germplasm of Rheum rhaponticum and Related Species David W. Davis Dept. of Horticultural Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 The University of Minnesota has for many years maintained a sizeable collection of rhubarb types brought together by the late […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 21
February 1979 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. A Summary of Cucumbers Released from the Cornell Breeding Program H.M. Munger Departments of Plant Breeding and Vegetable Crops, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 The purpose of this note is to summarize and clarify the status of cucumbers released as either varieties or […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 20
February 1978 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Resistance in Sweet Corn to Colletotrichum graminocolum L.V. Gregory, L.J. Seybert, J.E. Ayers, and D.L. Garwood Departments of Plant Pathology and Horticulture, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 The inbreds PaIa453 ae du wx and PaIa5125 ae du wx were observed to differ in field reaction […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 19
February 1977 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Growth Analysis of Dry Matter, Economic Bulb Yield and Protein Production of Several Varieties of Onion (Allium cepa L.) Gaafar Mohamedali Department of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Five field experiments were conducted in 1973-75 at East Ithaca and Freeville, New York with […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 18
February 1976 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Transferring Powdery Mildew Resistance in Cucumber H.M. Munger Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. There are several published reports on the inheritance of powdery mildew resistance in cucumber in which several genes, mostly recessive, have been identified. It has not been clear as to how […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 17
February 1975 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Sungold or CW 198 Wax Bean M.H. Dickson New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N.Y. Sungold was released to the trade as CW 198 in February 1973. Sungold has been extensively tested in various parts of the country and has shown good […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 16
February 1974 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Breeding Pole Beans Resistant to Rhizoctonia and With High Temperature Pod Set M. LeRon Robbins Clemson University Truck Experiment Station, Charleston, S.C. A land variety of pole bean with resistance to Rhizoctonia and with the ability to set pods in hot weather was discovered. Crosses with several […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 15
February 1973 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Effect of Seed Density on Emergence, Vigor and Production of Cucumbers Ronald G. Eaton and J.L. Bowers Department of Horticulture and Forestry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 Two lots of seed of the cultivar Explorer, one graded as dense and the other […]