Cucurbit
Breeding at NC State
The Cucurbit Breeding Project at North Carolina State University,
Raleigh is under the direction of Todd Wehner. The project
personnel work on breeding and genetics research of pickling
and slicing cucumber, seeded and seedless watermelon, and
luffa (loofah) sponge gourd.
Our research focuses on the following areas: collection
and evaluation of germplasm, qualitative genetics and gene
mutants, quantitative genetics, selection methods, yield
improvement, growth models, polyploidy, post-harvest quality,
and resistance to cold, insects, and disease. Our work is
done primarily in three laboratories, five greenhouses,
and ten experiment stations made available to us by the
university.
These web pages will provide you with an overview of our
work, and will let you access information, articles, and
software we have produced.
You can also visit the pages for the courses I teach (HS
541 and HS 601), and for the plant breeding and vegetable
crops programs at NC State (see the link for related groups).
