Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative

Report No. 5

July 1982

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• Introduction
  • Resolution and Acknowledgment
  • Report of Fifth Annual Meeting
  • Announcement of Sixth Annual Meeting
  • Comments
• Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
  1. Effect of the duration of short-day treatment on the flowering response of a Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii (R.) Alef line
     P.T. Della Vecchia, C.E. Peterson and J.E. Staub (USA)
     CGC 5:2-3 (1982)
  2. Inheritance of short-day response to flowering in crosses between a Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii (R.) Alef line and Cucumis sativus L. lines
     P.T. Della Vecchia, C.E. Peterson and J.E. Staub (USA)
     CGC 5:4-5 (1982)
  3. Comparative yields of compact and vining plant type isolines in cucumber at four densities
     M.D. Edwards and R.L. Lower (USA)
     CGC 5:6-7 (1982)
  4. The genetic regulation of several seed traits in compact (cp cp) cucumbers - maternal vs. embryonic control
     M.D. Edwards and R.L. Lower (USA)
     CGC 5:8-9 (1982)
  5. Cucumber shoot tip growth on 9 nitrogen sources in in vitro culture
     Robert D. Locy and Todd C. Wehner (USA)
     CGC 5:10-11 (1982)
  6. Linkage of sex type, growth habit and fruit length in two cucumber inbred backcross populations
     K.W. Owens and C.E. Peterson (USA)
     CGC 5:12-13 (1982)
  7. Correlation of single-plant yield with multiple-harvest yield in pickling cucumber
     Todd C. Wehner (USA)
     CGC 5:14-15 (1982)
  8. Genetic variation for low-temperature germination ability in cucumber
     Todd C. Wehner (USA)
     CGC 5:16-17 (1982)
  9. Weighted selection indices for trials and segregating populations
     Todd C. Wehner (USA)
     CGC 5:18-19 (1982)
  10. Correlation of multiple harvest yield with once-over yield in small plots for fresh-market cucumbers
      Todd Wehner and Conrad H. Miller (USA)
      CGC 5:20-21 (1982)
• Melon (Cucumis melo)
  11. Comparison of the effectiveness of BA and AVG in promoting fruit set in muskmelon
      J.B. Loy (USA)
      CGC 5:23 (1982)
  12. Androecious sex form in muskmelon
      M.B. Magdum, N.N. Shinde and V.S. Seshadri (India)
      CGC 5:24-25 (1982)
  13. Response of muskmelon cultivars to bacterial wilt (Erwina tracheiphila [E. F. Smith] Holland)
      K.W. Owens and C.E. Peterson (USA)
      CGC 5:26-27 (1982)
  14. Further observations on "Birdsnest" muskmelons
      H.S. Paris, Z. Karchi, H. Nerson, M. Edelstein, A. Govers and D. Freudenberg (Israel)
      CGC 5:28 (1982)
  15. Vat and Fn, two linked genes in muskmelon
      M. Pitrat, H. Lecoq and G. Risser (France)
      CGC 5:29-30 (1982)
  16. Some genotype-environment interactions in Cucumis melo L.
      Georgette Risser (France)
      CGC 5:31-32 (1982)
  17. Effect of ethylene on fruit set in emasculated and non-emasculated flowers of muskmelon
      C.D. Zack and J.B. Loy (USA)
      CGC 5:33-34 (1982)
• Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
18. Bacterial rind necrosis of watermelon in North Carolina
    Warren R. Henderson and S. F. Jenkins, Jr. (USA)
    CGC 5:36-37 (1982)
• Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.)
  19. On white cotyledons in Cucurbita pepo L.
      Helen Atthowe and O. Shifriss (USA)
      CGC 5:39 (1982)
  20. Dry matter accumulation and productivity in bush and vine strains of winter squash
      C.E. Broderick and J.B. Loy (USA)
      CGC 5:40-41 (1982)
  21. Cucurbitacins of cotyledons of Cucurbitaceae cultivars as related to Diabroticite beetle attack
      J.E. Ferguson, Esther R. Metcalf, Robert L. Metcalf and A.M. Rhodes (USA)
      CGC 5:42-43 (1982)
  22. Parthenocarpic fruit set in glasshouse grown zucchini squash
      A.P.M. den Nijs and N.J.D. Veldhuyzen van Zanten (The Netherlands)
      CGC 5:44-45 (1982)
  23. Sources of resistance or tolerance to viruses in accessions of Cucurbita maxima
      R. Provvidenti (USA)
      CGC 5:46-47 (1982)
  24. On the silvery-leaf trait in Cucurbita pepo L.
      O. Shifriss (USA)
      CGC 5:48-50 (1982)
  25. Comparison of seed coat development and composition in normal and hull-less strains of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.)
      S.G. Stuart and J. B. Loy (USA)
      CGC 5:51-52 (1982)
• Other Genera and Species
  26. In vitro culture of embryos of Cucumis zeyheri Sond. (2n=24)
      J.B.M. Custers and A. Khatun (The Netherlands & Bangladesh)
      CGC 5:54-56 (1982)
  27. Inheritance of resistance to cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGM) in Cucumis anguria L.
      A.P.M. den Nijs (The Netherlands)
      CGC 5:57-58 (1982)
  28. Rectification of the names of certain accessions of the IVT- Cucumis collection
      H.Q. Varekamp, D.L. Visser and A.P.M. den Nijs (The Netherlands)
      CGC 5:59-60 (1982)
• Gene Lists and Germplasm
  29. Update of Cucurbit Gene List
      CGC Gene List Committee
      CGC 5:62-65 (1982)
• Appendices
  • Covenant and By-Laws
  • Membership Directory
  • Financial Statement