Report No. 25 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Characteristics of Planting and Cultivar Selection in Oklahoma Watermelon Production W. Lu, M. Biernacki, J. Duthie, W. Roberts, M. Taylor, and J.V. Edelson (USA) CGC 25:25-27 (2002) Watermelon Production of Gansu Province in China W. Cheng, H. Cui and W. Su (China) CGC 25:28-29 (2002) Analysis of Sugar Content […]
Watermelon Reports
2001 Watermelon Reports
Report No. 24 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Powdery Mildew: An Emerging Disease of Watermelon in the United States A.R. Davis, B.D. Bruton, S.D. Pair and C.E. Thomas (USA) CGC 24:42-48 (2001) Use of an Insulin Syringe for Fusarium Wilt Inoculation of Watermelon Germplasm G.E. Boyhan, D.B. Langston, P.M. Lewis and M.O. Linton (USA) CGC 24:49-51 (2001) […]
Watermelon Cultivars in the United States in 2000
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:51-53 (article 15) 2000 Donald N. Maynard Gulf Coast Research and Education center, University of Florida, Bradenton, FL 34203 Plant breeders, seed industry personnel, crop advisors, and growers are interested in cultivars that are being grown in various parts of the country. Wehner (1) developed a list of cucumber cultigens to […]
In vitro Watermelon Genotype Screening by Adventitious Shoot Induction from Juvenile and Immature Cotyledons
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23: 49-50 (article14) 2000 A. Sanchez-Donaire; J.M. Guerra-Sanz C.I.F.H. Almeria P.O. Box 91 El Ejido (Almeria, -Spain) C.L. Encina Est. Exp. “La Mayora”. CSIC, Algarrobo-Costa (Malaga.-Spain) Introduction: Diploid watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai) genotypes were screened in order to determine the best explant material, as well as genotypes, for […]
Citrullus lanatus – a Potential Host of Powdery Mildew in the Czech Republic
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:46-48 (article 13) 2000 Eva Kristkova Research Institute of Crop Production Praha, Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Department of Gene Bank,. Slechtitelu 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic Ales Lebeda Palacky University, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, Slechtitelu 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic Introduction .Within the cucurbits, watermelon […]
2000 Watermelon Reports
Report No. 23 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Citrullus lanatus – a Potential Host of Powdery Mildew in the Czech Republic E. Kristkova and A. Lebeda (Czech Republic) CGC 23:46-48 (2000) In vitro Watermelon Genotype Screening by Adventitious Shoot Induction from Juvenile and Immature Cotyledons A. Sanchez-Donaire, J.M. Guerra-Sanz and C.L. Encina (Spain) CGC 23:49-50 (2000) Watermelon Cultivars in […]
1999 Watermelon Reports
CGC Report No. 22 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) A Tendrilless Mutant in Watermelon: Phenotype and Inheritance Bill Rhodes, Xingping Zhang, Vance Baird and Halina Knapp (USA) CGC 22:28-30 (1999) Inheritance of Light Green Flower Color (gf) in Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Young-Seok Kwon (Rep. Korea) and Fenny Dane (USA) CGC 22:31-33 (1999) Triploid and Tetraploid Watermelon (Citrullus […]
Crop Loss to Eight Diseases of Watermelon in North Carolina
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:47-49 (article 17) 1999 Nischit V. Shetty and Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 The Department of Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University set up a disease loss committee in 1978 for crops grown in North Carolina, in response to inquiries made […]
Preparation of Nuclei from in vitro Watermelon Shoot Tissue for Cell Flow Cytometry
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:43-46 (article 16) 1999 Ying Li School of Plant, Statistical and Ecological Sciences, 111 Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 John F. Whitesides School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, C123 Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 Bill Rhodes School of Plant, Statistical and Ecological Sciences, 111 Poole […]
An Improved Procedure for Isolation of High Quality DNA from Watermelon and Melon Leaves
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:41-42 (article 15) 1999 Amnon Levi and Claude Thomas U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, USDA, ARS, 2875 Savannah Highway, Charleston, South Carolina 29414 Our previous experiments in isolating DNA from watermelon leaves using the basic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) procedure (Saghi Maroof et al., 1984; Rogers and Bendich, 1985; Doyle and Doyle, 1987) resulted […]