Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative

Report No. 6

July 1983

Table of Contents (article titles linked to html files)

• Introduction
  • Resolution and Acknowledgment
  • Report of Sixth Annual Meeting
  • Announcement of Seventh Annual Meeting
  • Comments
  • Erratum
• Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
  1. Effect of within row spacing on mature fruit yield of three Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii derivatives and a gynoecious inbred of Cucumis sativus
     D.E. Delaney, R.L. Lower and M.D. Edwards (USA)
  2. Effect of inbreeding on seed traits of compact cucumber
     M.D. Edwards and R.L. Lower (USA)
  3. Two sources conferring partial dominant resistance to powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca fuliginea Poll.) in cucumber
     Ali El Jack and Henry M. Munger (USA)
  4. Intermediary inheritance of glabrousness (gl) in cucumber
     H. Inggamer and O.M.B. de Ponti (The Netherlands)
  5. A system for the measurement of foliar diseases of cucumbers
     S.R. Jenkins, Jr., and T. C. Wehner (USA)
  6. A second long hypocotyl mutant at the lh locus
     M. Koorneef and B. J. van der Knapp (The Netherlands)
  7. Ulocladium cucurbitae leafspot on cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
     David P. Lane and Henry M. Munger (USA)
  8. Pickling cucumber inbred line development by full-sib family selection
     K. Lertrat and R.L. Lower (USA)
  9. Pickling cucumber population improvement for increased fruit yield
     K. Lertrat and R.L. Lower (USA)
  10. Genetic evidence for substantial lateral growth of pollen tubes in the cucumber ovary
      A.P.M. den Nijs (The Netherlands)
  11. Results of linkage studies and the need for a cooperative effort to map the cucumber genome
      A.P.M. den Nijs and I.W. Boukema (USA)
  12. Umbrella leaf: A gene for sensitivity to low humidity in cucumber
      A.P.M. den Nijs and O.M.B. de Ponti (The Netherlands)
  13. Variation of galactinol synthase activity in cucumber leaves
      D.M. Pharr, T.C. Wehner, L.W. Handley and H.N. Sox (USA)
  14. Different resistance of non-bitter cucumbers to Tetranychus urticae in the Netherlands and the USA
      O.M.B. de Ponti, G.G. Kennedy and F. Gould (The Netherlands and USA)
  15. Screening cucumber for resistance to belly rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani
      J.T. Sloane, T.C. Wehner and S.F. Jenkins, Jr. (USA)
  16. Preliminary evaluation of isozyme polymorphisms in Cucumis
      J.E. Staub, R.S. Kupper and T.C. Wehner (USA)
  17. Resistance of cucumber to the pickleworm
      Todd. C. Wehner, George G. Kennedy and Kent D. Elsey (USA)
  18. Effect of unequal competition from bordering rows on pickling cucumber yield trial results
      Todd C. Wehner and Conrad H. Miller (USA)
• Melon (Cucumis melo)
  19. Field evaluation of melon aphid resistant cantaloupe breeding lines for susceptibility to the cucumber beetle complex
      A.N. Kishaba, S. Castle, D. Coudriet and J.D. McCreight (USA)
  20. Peat pellet inoculation: A potential rapid screening method for Fusarium resistance in Cucumis melo L.
      Richard N. McArdle and Stephen A. Kendall (USA)
  21. A long internode mutant in muskmelon
      J.D. McCreight (USA)
  22. A third male sterile gene in muskmelon
      J.D. McCreight (USA)
  23. Independent assortment of red stem and yellow green in muskmelon
      J.D. McCreight (USA)
  24. Linkage of red stem and male sterile-1 in muskmelon
      J.D. McCreight (USA)
  25. Potential sources of sudden wilt resistance in muskmelon
      J.D. McCreight (USA)
  26. An improved method of BA application for the promotion of fruit set in muskmelon
      Henry M. Munger and David P. Lane (USA)
  27. Two alleles for watermelon mosaic virus 1 resistance in melon
      M. Pitrat and H. Lecoq (France)
  28. Chiasma frequency in different sex forms of muskmelon
      C. Ramachandran, V.S. Seshadri and R.A. Pai (India)
  29. Development of embryoid-Like structures from Cucumis melo L. callus in vitro
      H. Young, R.M. Skirvin and J.A. Juvick (USA)
• Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
  30. The importance of cultural practices in materializing yield potential in a tetraploid watermelon cultivar
      Z. Karchi, H. Nerson, H. S. Paris, M. Edelstein and A. Govers (Israel)
  31. The relationship between fruit lesions and foliage destruction of watermelon biotypes inoculated with race 2 anthracnose
      B.B. Rhodes (USA)
  32. Presence of factors for delayed germination in Citrullus lanatus and Citrullus colocynthis
      B.B. Rhodes and Stephen L. Love (USA)
  33. Resistance to anthracnose in cucurbits - An overview
      B.B. Rhodes and S. Love (USA)
  34. The inheritance of the 'Moon and Stars' variegation in Citrullus lanatus
      B.B. Rhodes, Gary Nepa and Stephen Love (USA)
• Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.)
  35. Overcoming the silvering disorder of Cucurbita
      Y. Burger, H.S. Paris, H. Nerson, Z. Karchi and M. Edelstein (Israel)
  36. Effect of fruit thinning on dry matter accumulation and variability in Cucurbita maxima winter squash
      Deborah Evans and Brent Loy (USA)
  37. A report of cucurbitacin poisonings in humans
      J.E. Ferguson, D.C. Fischer and R. L. Metcalf (USA)
  38. Intense bitterness in commercial zucchini
      Mark E. Herrington (Australia)
  39. Overview - the Cucurbita species
      Miguel Holle (Colombia)
  40. Controlling cucumber beetles and corn rootworm beetles with baits of bitter cucurbit fruits and roots
      R.L. Metcalf, J.E. Ferguson, Dan Fischer, Richard Lampman and John Andersen (USA)
  41. Progress and procedures in breeding CMV resistant C. pepo L.
      Henry M. Munger and Richard L. Washek (USA)
  42. Growth of parthenocarpic and seed-bearing fruits of zucchini squash
      A.P.M. den Nijs and J. Balder (The Netherlands)
  43. On regreening of Cucurbita pepo L. fruits
      A. Schaffer and C.D. Boyer (USA)
  44. On spotting of Cucurbita pepo L. fruits
      A. Schaffer and C.D. Boyer (USA)
  45. Reflected light spectra from silvery and nonsilvery leaves of Cucurbita pepo
      O. Shifriss (USA)
  46. Influence of temperature and humidity on longevity of squash pollen
      Yong-Jian Wang and R.W. Robinson (USA)
  47. Hybridization of Cucurbita pepo with disease resistant Cucurbita species
      Richard L. Washek and Henry M. Munger (USA)
• Other Genera and Species
  48. Mentor pollen in an interspecific cross in Cucumis: effects of irradiation dose and of order of application of the two types of pollen
      J.B.M. Custers and A.P.M. den Nijs (The Netherlands)
  49. An efficient procedure to screen for resistance to root knot nematodes in cucurbits
      A.P.M. den Nijs and K. Hofman (The Netherlands)
  50. The occurrence of zucchini yellow mosaic virus in the United States
      R. Provvidenti, D. Gonsalves and H. S. Humaydan (USA)
  51. Variation for interspecific crossability of Cucumis anguria L. and C. zeyheri Sond.
      D.L. Visser and A.P.M. den Nijs (The Netherlands)
• Appendices
  • Special Invitation - National Muskmelon Research Group
  • Covenant and By-Laws
  • CGC Membership Directory
  • CGC Membership - Non-USA
  • CGC Gene Committee Make-up
  • Financial Statement