Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative

Report No. 22

July 1999

Table of Contents (article titles linked to html files)

• Introduction
  • Comments from the CGC Coordinating Committee
  • Comments from the CGC Gene List Committee
  • Comments from the CGC Gene Curators
  • Cucurbitaceae 2000: VIIth EUCARPIA Meeting on Cucurbit Genetics and Breeding (Israel)
  • CGC Business Meetings
  • Watermelon Research and Development Working Group
  • Cucurbit Crops Germplasm Committee Update
  • New Books of Interest to CGC Members
  • Upcoming Meetings of Interest to Cucurbit Researchers
• Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
  1. The Relationship Between ACC Synthase (CS-ACS2) and Monoecious Sex Phenotype in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
     H. Mizusawa, S. Matsuura, S. Kamachi and S. Sakai (Japan)
     CGC 22:1-2 (1999)
  2. Genetic Path Analysis of Early Yield in Cucumber
     Meng Zhang, Xiaofen Wang and Hongwen Cui (P.R. China)
     CGC 22:3-4 (1999)
  3. Transfer of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Plantlets Regenerated from in vitro Culture
     Hongwen Cui and Yuxiang Yuan (P.R. China)
     CGC 22:5-7 (1999)
  4. QTL Conditioning Yield and Fruit Quality Traits in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
     Arian Dijkuizen (Germany) and Jack E. Staub (USA)
     CGC 22:8-10 (1999)
  5. Physiological Effects of NaCl Stress on Cucumber Germination and Seedling Growth
     Huanwen Meng, Hongwen Cui, Yanfeng Zhang, Jing Su and Meng Zhang (P.R. China)
     CGC 22:11-13 (1999)
• Melon (Cucumis melo)
  6. Description and Inheritance of an Albino Mutant in Melon
     D. Besombes, N. Giovinazzo, C. Olivier, C. Dogimont, and M. Pitrat (France)
     CGC 22:14-15 (1999)
  7. Genetic Control and Linkages of Some Fruit Characters in Melon
     C. Périn, C. Dogimont, N. Giovinazzo, D. Besombes, L. Guitton, L. Hagen, and M. Pitrat (France)
     CGC 22:16-18 (1999)
  8. Identification of the Gene for Resistance to Fusarium Wilt Races 0 and 2 in Cucumis melo 'Dulce'
     Y. Danin-Poleg, Y. Burger, S. Schreiber. N. Katzir and R. Cohen (Israel)
     CGC 22:19-20 (1999)
  9. Tibish, a Melon Type from Sudan
     El Tahir I. Mohamed (Sudan) and M. Pitrat (France)
     CGC 22:21-23 (1999)
  10. Changes in Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidant Status in Ripening Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Fruit
      Patrick J. Conner and Timothy J Ng (USA)
      CGC 22:24-27 (1999)
• Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
  11. A Tendrilless Mutant in Watermelon: Phenotype and Inheritance
      Bill Rhodes, Xingping Zhang, Vance Baird and Halina Knapp (USA)
      CGC 22:28-30 (1999)
  12. Inheritance of Light Green Flower Color (gf) in Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
      Young-Seok Kwon (Rep. Korea) and Fenny Dane (USA)
      CGC 22:31-33 (1999)
  13. Triploid and Tetraploid Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai) Seed Size and Weight
      Marietta Loehrlein and Dennis T. Ray (USA)
      CGC 22:34-37 (1999)
  14. In vitro Generation of Tetraploid Watermelon with Two Dinitroanilines and Colchicine
      Ying Li, John F. Whitesides and Bill Rhodes (USA)
      CGC 22:38-40 (1999)
  15. An Improved Procedure for Isolation of High Quality DNA from Watermelon and Melon Leaves
      Amnon Levi and Claude Thomas (USA)
      CGC 22:41-42 (1999)
  16. Preparation of Nuclei from in vitro Watermelon Shoot Tissue for Cell Flow Cytometry
      Ying Li, John F. Whitesides and Bill Rhodes (USA)
      CGC 22:43-46 (1999)
  17. Crop Loss to Eight Diseases of Watermelon in North Carolina
      Nischit V. Shetty and Todd C. Wehner (USA)
      CGC 22:47-49 (1999)
• Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.)
  18. Inheritance of Umbrella-like Leaf Shape in Materials Derived from Cucurbita maxima x C. pepo Hybrids
      M. Rakoczy-Trojanowska and S. Malepszy (Poland)
      CGC 22:50-52 (1999)
  19. Disease Resistance of Cucurbita pepo and C. maxima Genetic Resources
      Eva Krístková and Ales Lebeda (Czech Republic)
      CGC 22:53-54 (1999)
  20. Selection of Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Lines Resistant to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) in Sudan
      H. S. Ibn Oaf, E. A. Ahmed, A. E. El Jack and G. A. Daffalla (Sudan)
      CGC 22:55-56 (1999)
  21. Estimation of Genetic Parameters of Pumpkin under Low Income Conditions
      Humberto Ríos Labrada and Marta Alvarez (Cuba)
      CGC 22:57-58 (1999)
  22. Health-Protection Composition of Pumpkin
      Tian Chengrui, Li Yun, Cui Hongwen and Cao Wei (P.R. China)
      CGC 22:59-60 (1999)
• Gene Lists and Germplasm
  23. 1999 Gene List for Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.)
      Bill Rhodes and Fenny Dane (USA)
      CGC 22:61-77 (1999)
  24. Gene Nomenclature for the Cucurbitaceae
      CGC 22:78 (1999)
      
  23. Appendices
      • Stocks and Germplasm Desired or for Exchange
      • CGC 1999 Membership Directory
      • CGC Members in the USA
      • International CGC Members
      • Covenant and By-Laws of the Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative
      • CGC Financial Statement (31 Dec 1998)