Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative

Report No. 11

July 1988

Table of Contents (article titles linked to pdf files)

• Introduction
  • Report of the Eleventh Annual Meeting
  • Comments from the Coordinating Committee
  • CGC in Europe - Report from Cucurbitaceae '88
  • Report from the 1988 Watermelon Workshop
  • Future Cucurbit Meetings for 1988-89
• Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
  1. Development of callus and somatic embryos from zygotic embryos of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
     J.B.M. Custers, J.E.M. van Deelen and J.H.W. Bergervoet (Inst. Horticultural Plant Breeding {IVT}, Wageningen, The Netherlands)
  2. Embryogenesis from cotyledon-derived callus of Cucumis sativus L.
     Rebecca M. Cade, Todd C. Wehner and Frank A Blazich (North Caroline St. Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA)
  3. In vitro regeneration and flowering of cucumber cultivars and lines cultured from excised seed
     W. Msikita, R.M. Skirvin, J.A. Juvik and W.E. Splittstoesser (University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA)
  4. A revision on controlled pollination of cucumber
     Henry M. Munger (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)
  5. Survey of cucumber breeding methods in the U.S.A.
     Todd C. Wehner (North Carolina St. Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA)
  6. Cluster analysis of environments for the U.S.A. Southern Cooperative Slicing Cucumber Trials
     Todd C. Wehner (North Carolina St. Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA)
  7. Number of seeds per mature fruit for different types of cucumber
     Todd C. Wehner and Rufus R. Horton, Jr. (North Carolina St. Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA)
  8. Development of tropical gynoecious lines in cucumber
     T.A. More and V.W. Seshadri (Indian Agric. Research Inst., New Delhi, India)
  9. Association of fasciation with opposite leaf arrangement
     R.W. Robinson (NY St. Agric. Expt. Sta., Geneva, NY, USA)
  10. Preinoculation peroxidase activity in cucumber leaves not associated with race 2 anthracnose resistance
      D.C. Linde (Univ. Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA) and B.B. Rhodes (Clemson University, Blackville, SC, USA)
  11. Improving the level of powdery mildew resistance in cucumber
      Henry M. Munger (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)
  12. Interaction of cucurbitacin genes
      R.W. Robinson, A. Jaworski, P.M. Gorski and S. Shannon (NY St. Agric. Expt. Sta., Geneva, NY, USA)
  13. Evaluation of fruit quality in Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii (R.) Alef.-derived lines
      Jack E. Staub and Linda R. Fredrick (University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA)
  14. Lack of chilling resistance in Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii (R.) Alef.
      Jack E. Staub (University of Wisconsin,Madison, WI, USA)
• Melon (Cucumis melo)
  15. Plant regeneration from callus of Cucumis melo L.
      W.A. Mackay and T.J Ng (University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA), and F.A. Hammerschlag (USDA Beltsville Agric. Res. Ctr., Beltsville, MD, USA)
  16. Isolation of cells and protoplasts from muskmelon leaves
      J.O. Kuti, W.A. Mackay and T.J Ng (University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA)
  17. A fasciated mutant in Cucumis melo
      D. Gabillard (Inst. Recherches Vilmorin, Remoulins, France) and M. Pitrat (Inst. National de la Recherche Agron., Montfavet, France)
  18. The x-ray detection of haploid embryos arisen in muskmelon (Cucumis melo) seeds, and resulting from a parthenogenetic development induced by irradiated pollen
      F. Savin (Ecole Nationale Sup. d'Horticulture de Versailles, France), and V. Decomble, M. Le Couviour and J. Hallard (L. Clause S.A. Research and Development Sta., St. Remy de Provence, France)
  19. A simple procedure and the genetic potential for rooting of stem cuttings in muskmelon
      I.A. Khan, L.F. Lippert, M.O. Hall and G.E. Jones (University of California, Riverside, CA, USA)
  20. Reaction of muskmelon genotypes to races 1 and 2 of Sphaerotheca fuliginea in Israel
      Yigal Cohen and Helena Eyal (Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel)
  21. Resistance to Aphis gossypii in Spanish melon (Cucumis melo)
      M. Pitrat, C. Maestro, C. Ferriere, M. Ricard (Inst. National de la Recherche Agron., Montfavet, France) and J. Alvarez (Servicio de Inv. Agraria, Zaragoza, Spain)
  22. Resistance to yellowing disease in wild relatives of muskmelon
      J. Esteva, F. Nuez (Universidad Politécnica, Valencia, Spain) and J. Cuartero (Finca Exp. "La Mayora," Málaga, Spain)
  23. Collecting Cucumis melo L. in Spain
      F. Nuez, C. Ferrando, M.J. Diez (U. Politécnica, Valencia, Spain), J. Costa, M.S. Catala (CRIA La Alberca, Murcia, Spain) J. Cuartero and M.L. Gómez-Guillamón (Finca Exp. "La Mayora,", Málaga, Spain)
• Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
  24. Isozyme analysis of hybrids and their parents of watermelon [Citrullus vulgaris (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai]
      Wang Ming and Zhang Xing-ping (Northwestern Agric. University, Shaanxi, P.R. China)
  25. Evidence for a tetrasomic line in watermelon
      B.B. Rhodes (Clemson University, Blackville, SC, USA) and R.T. Nagata (University of Florida, Belle Glade, FL, USA)
  26. Breeding few-seed/seedless watermelon via chromosome reciprocal translocation induced by gamma-ray
      Wang Ming, Zhang Xing-ping, Zhang Xian (Northwestern Agric. University, Shaanxi, P.R. China), N. Kechi, Zhang Shuai and Zhang Juenlian (Gansu Agricultural University, P.R. China)
  27. Single gene control of anthracnose resistance in Citrullus?
      S.L. Love (University of Idaho, Aberdeen, ID, USA) and B.B. Rhodes (Clemson University, Blackville, SC, USA)
  28. Studies on watermelon germplasm sources resistance to fusarium wilt disease at the seedling stage
      Wang Ming and Zhang Xian (Northwestern Agric. University, Shaanxi, P.R. China)
  29. Evaluation and utilization of the valuable African watermelon germplasm
      Wang Ming and Zhang Xing-ping (Northwestern Agric. University, Shaanxi, P.R. China)
• Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.)
  30. Inheritance of bush habit in Cucurbita pepo L.
      Y.H. Om, D.G. Oh and K.H. Hong (Horticultural Expt. Sta., Suweon, Korea)
  31. Improving seed yield in hull-less seeded strains of Cucurbita pepo
      J. Brent Loy (University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA)
  32. Inheritance of resistance to zucchini yellow mosaic virus in the interspecific cross Cucurbita maxima x C. ecuadorensis
      R.W. Robinson, N.F. Weeden and R. Provvidenti (Cornell University, Geneva, NY, USA)
  33. Cucurbita blossom aroma and Diabrotica rootworm beetle attraction
      Robert L. Metcalf and Richard L. Lampman (University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA)
  34. Dry cucurbitacin-containing baits for controlling adult western corn rootworms, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae), in field corn
      E. Levine, H. Oloumi-Sadeghi, R.L. Metcalf and R. Lampman (University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA)
  35. Taxonomic rank and rarity of Cucurbita okeechobeensis
      Thomas C. Andres (NY St. Agric. Expt. Sta., Geneva, NY, USA) and Gary P. Nabhan (Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ, USA)
  36. Germplasm resources of Cucurbita from Spain
      F. Nuez, M.J. Diez (Politechnical Univ. Valencia, Spain), J. Costa (CRIA La Alberca, Murcia, Spain), and J. Cuartero (Exp. Station "La Mayora," Málaga, Spain)
• Other Genera and Species
  37. Pathogenicity of Erysiphe cichoracearum to cucurbits
      Yigal Cohen and Helena Eyal (Bar-Ilan Universtiy, Ramat-Gan, Israel)
  38. Salinity responses among wild cucurbits
      G. Anastasio, G. Palomarea, F. Nuez (Universidad Politecnica, Valencia, Spain), M.S. Catala and J. Costa (CRIA La Alberca, Murcia, Spain)
  39. 1987 germplasm collections of cultivated cucurbits from China and Hong Kong
      D.S. Decker-Walters and T.W. Walters (University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
• Gene Lists and Germplasm
  40. Stocks and Germplasm Desired or for Exchange
  41. Request from the CGC Gene Curators
  42. Gene List for Cucurbita spp.
      CGC Gene List Committee
• Appendices
  • Resolution and Acknowledgment
  • Covenant and By-Laws of CGC
  • CGC Membership Directory
  • Financial Statement