Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative

Report No. 10

July 1987

Table of Contents (article titles linked to html files)

• Introduction
  • Resolution and Acknowledgment
  • Report of Tenth Annual Meeting
  • Announcement of Eleventh Annual Meeting
  • Other Meetings
  • “Cucurbitaceae 88”
  • Eucarpia Meeting on Cucurbits Breeding
  • Comments from the Coordinating Committee
• Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
  1. Sources of combined resistance to powdery mildew and Corynespora leafspot in cucumber
     Henry M. Munger and David P. Lane (USA)
  2. Comparison of fruit-set concentration of pickling cucumbers under greenhouse and field conditions
     Haim Nerson, Harry S. Paris, Zvi Karchi, Anneke Govers, Menahem Edelstein and Yosef Burger (Israel)
  3. Composition of nuclear DNA in Cucumis species
     C. Ramachandran and R.K.J. Narayan (India & United Kingdom)
  4. Blunt leaf apex, a cucumber mutant induced by a chemical mutagen
     R.W. Robinson (USA)
  5. Allelism test with glabrous cucumber mutants
     R.W. Robinson (USA)
  6. Chlorosis Induced in glabrous cucumber by high temperature
     R.W. Robinson (USA)
  7. Cordate, a leaf shape gene with pleiotropic effects on flower structure and insect pollination
     R.W. Robinson (USA)
  8. Genetic variation in soluble solids of cucumber fruit
     R.W. Robinson (USA)
  9. Inheritance of opposite leaf arrangement in Cucumis sativus L.
     R. W. Robinson (USA)
  10. Independence of gl and yc
      R.W. Robinson (USA)
  11. Longevity of cucumber seed
      R.W. Robinson (USA)
  12. Imposed environmental stresses and their relationship to sex expression in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
      J.E. Staub and L. Crubaugh (USA)
  13. Use of silver thiosulfate as a potential tool for testing gynoecious sex stability in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
      J.E. Staub and L. Crubaugh (USA)
  14. Resistance to downy mildew [Pseudoperonospora cubensis (Berk. & Curt.) Rostow.] and scab (spot rot) [Cladosporium cucumerinum Ellis & Arthur] in Cucumis spp.
      J.E. Staub and M. J. Palmer (USA)
  15. Linkage relationships of watermelon mosaic virus-1 resistance in cucumber
      Y.J. Wang, R. W. Robinson and R. Provvidenti (USA)
  16. Genotype-environment interaction for cucumber yield in 23 North Carolina environments
      Todd C. Wehner (USA)
  17. Value of 12 season-location combinations for cucumber yield trials in North Carolina
      Todd Wehner (USA)
  18. Optimum plant density for multiple-harvest yield of determinate and indeterminate cucumbers
      Todd C. Wehner and Conrad H. Miller (USA)
  19. A seedling test for resistance of cucumber lines to fruit rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani
      Todd C. Wehner and Mary Palmer (USA)
  20. Inheritance of littleleaf and multi-branched plant type in cucumber
      Todd C. Wehner, Jack E. Staub and Clinton E. Peterson (USA)
  21. Autonomous apomictic propagation of Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich and C. anguria L.
      L. Zagorcheva (Bulgaria)
  22. Pollen mother cell meiosis in the haploid of Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich
      L. Zagorcheva, M. Alexandrova and C. Kichukova (Bulgaria)
  23. Further linkage studies in Cucumis sativus L.
      S. Zijlstra (The Netherlands)
• Melon (Cucumis melo)
  24. Salt tolerance among Spanish cultivars of Cucumis melo
      G. Anastasio, G. Palomares, F. Nuez, M. S. Catala, and J. Costa (Spain)
  25. Improving artificial pollination techniques for muskmelon
      M.V. Andres, J. Abadia, M.C. Hernandez-Pina, A. Alonso-Allende and F. Nuez (Spain)
  26. Multiple-flowering character in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)
      I.A. Khan, L. F. Lippert, and G. E. Jones (USA)
  27. Inheritance of gynoecious sex type in muskmelon
      D. Kenigsbuch and Y. Cohen (Israel)
  28. Development of gynoecious lines in muskmelon
      T.A. More, V. S. Seshadri and M. B. Magdum (India)
  29. Localization of genes v, ms-3, f, lmi and powdery mildew resistance in muskmelon
      M. Pitrat, C. Ferriere and M. Richard (France)
  30. The search for sources of resistance to squash mosaic virus in melon: A preliminary report
      R. Provvidenti and M.A. Humphreys (USA)
  31. Resistance to cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in muskmelon
      L. Rajamony, T.A. More, V.S. Seshadri and A. Varma (India)
  32. Controversy on resistance to Fusarium wilt in 'Perlita' (Cucumis melo L.)
      G. Risser (France)
  33. Obtention of embryos and plants from in vitro culture of fertilized ovules of Cucumis melo 5 days after pollination
      A. Sauton (France)
• Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
  34. Germplasm resources of Citrullus lanatus [(Thunb.) Matsun and Nakai]
      F. Nuez, M. J. Diez, G. Palomares, C. Ferrando, J. Cuartero, and J. Costa (Spain)
  35. Outcrossing in watermelons
      B.B. Rhodes, W.C. Adamson, and W.C. Bridges (USA)
• Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.)
  36. Cucurbita fraterna, the closest wild relative and progenitor of C. pepo
      Thomas C. Andres (USA)
  37. Hybridization of Cucurbita foetidissima with . pedatifolia, C. radicans, and C. ficifolia
      Thomas C. Andres (USA)
  38. Relationship of Cucurbita scabridifolia to C. foetidissima and C. pedatifolia: A case of natural interspecific hybridization
      Thomas C. Andres (USA)
  39. Inheritance of bitterness in Cucurbita pepo L.
      Fenny Dane, A.G. Hunter, and O.L. Chambliss (USA)
  40. Early vegetative development of spaghetti squash is unaffected by seed size
      Menachem Edelstein, Harry S. Paris, Zvi Karchi, and Yosef Burger (Israel)
  41. Inheritance of resistance to zucchini yellow mosaic virus in Cucurbita moschata
      H.M. Munger and R. Provvidenti (USA)
  42. Lack of seed transmission in squash and melon plants infected with zucchini yellow mosaic virus
      R. Provvidenti and R.W. Robinson (USA)
  43. Electrophoretic classification of Cucurbita cultivars
      J.T. Puchalski and R.W. Robinson (Poland and USA)
  44. Inheritance of fruit skin color in Cucurbita moschata
      R.W. Robinson (USA)
  45. Novel variation in an interspecific cross
      R.W. Robinson (USA)
  46. Downy mildew resistance in Cucurbita
      R.W. Robinson and C.A. John (USA)
  47. Genetic variability for compatibility of an interspecific cross
      R.W. Robinson and J.W. Shail (USA)
  48. Inheritance of internal fruit color in an interspecific cross
      R.W. Robinson and J.W. Shail (USA)
  49. A source of genes for improved fruit color and large fruit size in Cucurbita moschata
      R.W. Robinson, J.W. Shail and G. Moriarty (USA)
  50. Anther and ovule culture of Cucurbita
      J.W. Shail and R.W. Robinson (USA)
  51. Notes on squash breeding
      O. Shifriss (USA)
  52. Precocious fruit pigmentation in B^wB⁺ plants of Cucurbita pepo L.
      O. Shifriss (USA)
  53. A green corolla mutant in Cucurbita pepo
      Theodore Superak (USA)
• Other Genera and Species
54. Cold tolerance in the Cucurbitaceae
    R.W. Robinson (USA)
• Gene Lists and Germplasm
  55. Update of Watermelon Gene List
      CGC Gene List Committee
  56. Stocks and Germplasm Desired and for Exchange
• Appendices
  • Covenant and By-Laws
  • Membership Directory
  • International CGC Members
  • Financial Statement