Segregation of glabrous male-sterile in an Autotetraploid Line of Citrullus lanatus

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:84-86 (article 26) 1986 Rhodes, B.B. and L.G. Blue Clemson University, Edisto Research and Education Center, Blacksville, SC 29817 Love, et. al (4) reported the transfer of a nuclear male-sterile (ms) gene, glabrous male sterile (gms), from a diploid to a tetraploid watermelon line. We noted that this male-sterile tetraploid line […]

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Reactions of Accessions of Citrullus colocynthis from Nigeria to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and other Cucurbit Viruses.

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 9:82-83 (article 25) 1986 R. Provvidenti Department of Plant Pathology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, New York 14456, U.S.A. Recently (3), we reported that two accessions of Egusi (Citrullus colocynthis) from Nigeria were tolerant to zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV). However, the reaction of Egusi to this […]

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1986 Watermelon Reports

Report No. 9 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Reactions of Accessions of Citrullus colocynthis from Nigeria to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and other Cucurbit Viruses R. Provvidenti (Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456) CGC 9:82-83 (1987) Segregation of glabrous male-sterile in an Autotetraploid Line of Citrullus lanatus B.B. Rhodes and L.G. Blue (Clemson Univ., Blackville, SC 29817) CGC 9:84-86 (1987)

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Interaction of Commercial Watermelon Cultivars with Regional Isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum.

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:62-64 (Article 23) 1985 Nepa, G. A. W., and B. B. Rhodes Clemson University Edisto Experiment Station, Blackville, SC 29817 W. Witcher Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29631 Cirulli (3), Crall (4), and Netzer (6) have suggested different physiological races of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum are present. Armstrong and Armstrong (1) […]

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A Preliminary Report on Screening Watermelons for Sensitivity to Ozone and Sulfur Dioxide 

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 8:57-61 (Article 22) 1985 Eason, Gwen and R. A. Reinert North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27650 Ozone (O3) is the most common cause of air pollutant-induced crop injury (3). Sulfur dioxide (SO2) can enhance or reduce the effects of O3 on crop plants, and at higher concentrations over time, injure […]

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A Preliminary Report on Screening Watermelons for Resistance to Watermelon Mosaic Viruses 1 and 2

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:61-62 (article 27) 1984 Munger, H.M., T.A. More, and S. Awni Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. About 150 watermelon seed lots planted in November, 1982, were inoculated as 3-week seedlings with WMV-1 and WMV-2. Except for about 10 entries, all were PI’s supplied by the Regional Plant Introduction Station at Experiment, […]

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The Inheritance of the ‘Moon and Stars’ Variegation in Citrullus lanatus

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:68 (article 34) 1983 B. B. Rhodes, Gary Nepa and Stephen Love Clemson University, Edisto Experiment Station, Blackville, SC 29817 Seeds from an old cultivar of watermelons, labeled ‘Moon and Stars’, were obtained from an unidentified farmer in North Carolina several years ago. Its origin is not known. The ‘Moon and […]

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Resistance to Anthracnose in Cucurbits – An Overview

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:66-67 (article 33) 1983 B. B. Rhodes and S. Love Clemson University, Edisto Experiment Station, Blackville, SC 29817 The genetics of anthracnose resistance and the physiology of anthracnose resistance are approaching the integration stage in cucurbits. Barnes and Epps (1) reported that two types of resistance to anthracnose exist in cucumber. […]

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