February 1972 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Interlocular Cavitation in Snap Bean Pods Paul E. Read, J.M. Lee, and David W. Davis Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Studies of interlocular cavitation (IC) in snap bean pods have been carried out in this department for 3 […]
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. 13
February 1971 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Cytoplasmically Inherited Flavor and Male Sterility Factors in Brassica O.H. Pearson Dept. of Plant Breeding and Biometry, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850 From the cross B. nigra (n=8) x B. oleracea (n=9) (broccoli) raised to 4n by colchicine treatment and reduced to 2n by repeated backcrossings by broccoli, […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 12
February 1970 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Presence of Third Strain of Lima Bean Downy Mildew R.E. Wester U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md. A third strain (strain “C”) of downy mildew of lima beans (Phytophthora phaseoli, Thaxt.) was discovered in the fall of 1969 on G 1 bush lima […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 11
February 1969 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Summary of Comments on Questionnaire Sixty-seven persons responded to the questionnaire, and 42% of these made some comment. Several persons felt the patents system was not the only desirable regulatory system, but certification was not felt to be ideal either. Some indicated the […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 10
February 1968 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. A Chromosomal Interchange in Cabbage M.E. Nasrallah Biology Department, State University College, Cortland, N.Y. A naturally occurring case of semi-sterility was observed in one plant of a self-fertile line derived from the Cornell release 52-153. The semi-sterility was manifested in reduced seed set. […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 9
February 1967 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Some Correlation Studies in Asparagus as Related to Cumulative Season Yield Dermot P. Coyne and Robert Fast Department of Horticulture and Forestry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska In evaluating the yield performance of asparagus varieties in trials or selected plants and in a […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 8
February 1966 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Guidelines For Naming Vegetable Varieties P.A. Minges The Vegetable Breeding and Variety Committee of the A.S.H.S. at the annual meeting held at Urbana, August 1966, approved four guidelines for naming new vegetable varieties. Voluntary acceptance and application of these suggestions could lead to […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 7
February 1965 Compiled by H.M. Munger, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Release of Md. 63-84, a Bush Blue Lake Breeding Line Robert J. Snyder Department of Horticulture, University of Maryland The Maryland Station has released Md. 63-84 as a bush Blue Lake breeding line. It has been inbred 7 generations following a cross of […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 6
February 1964 Compiled by D.H. Wallace, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Inbreeding and Heterosis in Asparagus Philip Ito and T.M. Currence Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Sib crosses were made to develop inbred lines. Ten female plants from each of 9 inbred lines ranging four to eight sib-crossed generations were chosen […]
Vegetable Improvement Newsletter No. 5
February 1963 Compiled by D.H. Wallace, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1. Nematode Resistance in Phaseolus Paul G. Smith and Adrian Gentile Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis The last report on nematode resistance in beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) was published in 1939 by Barrons (Jour. Agr. Res. 58:263:72). He postulated resistance found in the […]