Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative

Report No. 26

July 2003

Table of Contents (article titles linked to pdf files)

Complete volume with articles 1 to 25 (pdf)

• Introduction
  • Comments from the CGC Coordinating Committee
  • Comments from the CGC Gene List Committee
  • Comments from the CGC Gene Curators
  • CGC News
  • 2002 CGC Meeting (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
  • 2002 CGC Business Meeting (Naples, FL USA)
  • Cucurbitaceae 2002 Report (Naples, FL USA)
  • 2003 Meeting of the Watermelon Research and Development Working Group
  • New Books
  • Availability of Conference Proceedings
  • Upcoming Meetings of Interest to Cucurbit Researchers
  • In Memoriam (Coyne, Zink)
• Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
  1. Dihaploid Female Lines, Mother Component of F₁ Pickling Cucumber Hybrids
     V. Nokolova, M. Alexandrova and V. Stoeva (Bulgaria)
     CGC 26:1-3 (2003)
  2. Enterobacter cloacae Bacterium as a Growth Regulator in Greenhouse Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.)
     O. Georgieva (Bulgaria)
     CGC 26:4-6 (2003)
• Melon (Cucumis melo)
  3. Evaluation of Several Accessions and Wild Relatives of Cucumis melo against Cucumber Vein Yellowing Virus (CVYV)
     C.F. Marco, M.A. Aranda, T. Montoro and M.L. Gómez-Guillamón (Spain)
     CGC 26:7-8 (2003)
  4. Correlation among Growth, Yield and Quality Characters in Cucumis melo L.
     M. Taha, K. Omara and A. El Jack (Sudan)
     CGC 26:9-11 (2003)
  5. Determination of Fruit Sampling Location for Quality Measurements in Melon (Cucumis melo L.)
     M. Paris, J.E. Staub and J.D. McCreight (USA)
     CGC 26:12-17 (2003)
• Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
  6. Resistance to Fusarium Wilt and Root-knot Nematode in Watermelon Germplasm
     G.E. Boyhan, D.B. Langston, D.M. Granberry, P.M. Lewis and D.O. Linton (USA)
     CGC 26:18-25 (2003)
  7. Mass Production of Gummy Stem Blight Spores for Resistance Screening
     G. Gusmini, T.L. Ellington and T.C. Wehner (USA)
     CGC 26:26-30 (2003)
  8. Naming the Gene Conferring Resistance to Cool Temperatures in Watermelon
     R. Provvidenti (USA)
     CGC 26:31
  9. Polygenic Inheritance of Some Vine Traits in Two Segregating Watermelon Families
     G. Gusmini and T.C. Wehner (USA)
     CGC 26:32-35 (2003)
  10. Diagnostic Chloroplast DNA Haplotypes to Distinguish Cultivated from Citron Type Watermelon
      F. Dane and R. Bakhtiyarova (USA)
      CGC 26:36-39 (2003)
• Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.)
  11. Two Oriental Squash Varieties Resistant to Powdery Mildew Bred through Interspecific Crosses
      M.C. Cho, Y.H. Om, Y.C. Huh, I.G. Mok and H.G. Park (Korea)
      CGC 26:40-41 (2003)
  12. Seed transmission of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus on Cucurbita pepo conv. citrullinina var. styriaca (Oilseed Pumpkin)
      I. Tóbiás, L. Sári and H. Kuhlmann (Hungary and Germany)
      CGC 26:42-43 (2003)
  13. Fruit Color Inheritance in a Cross of a Dark-Colored Accession with a Light-Colored Accession in Cucurbita pepo
      H.S. Paris, F. Baumkoler and A. Hanan (Israel)
      CGC 26:44-45 (2003)
  14. Fruit Color Inheritance in Crosses of a Striped Accession with Two Light-Colored Accessions in Cucurbita pepo
      H.S. Paris, A. Hanan and F. Baumkoler (Israel)
      CGC 26:46-47 (2003)
  15. Inheritance of Immature Fruit Color in Cucurbita maxima var. Zapallito (Carrière) Millán
      F. López-Anido, V. Cravero, P. Asprelli. E. Cointry, I. Firpo and S.M. García (Argentina)
      CGC 26:48-50 (2003)
  16. Ascorbate and Carotenoid Content in an Indian Collection of Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch. ex Poir.)
      S. Pandey, J. Singh, A.K. Upadhyay, D. Ram and M. Rai (India)
      CGC 26:51-53 (2003)
  17. Combining Ability and Heterosis in Line x Tester Crosses of Summer Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.)
      E.A. Ahmed, H.S. Ibn Oaf and A.E. El Jack (Sudan)
      CGC 26:54-56 (2003)
  18. On the Genetics and Histology of the Hull-less Character of Styrian Oil-pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.)
      A. Zraidi, R. Obermayer, M. Pachner and T. Lelley (Austria)
      CGC 26:57-61 (2003)
  19. Comparison of RAPD Fragment Separation in Agarose and Polyacrylamide Gel by Studying Cucurbita Species
      G. Stift, M. Pachner and T. Lelley (Austria)
      CGC 26:62-65 (2003)
• Other Genera and Species
  20. The Cultivation and Cucurbitacin Content of Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich.
      E. Attard and A. Scicluna-Spiteri (Malta)
      CGC 26:66-69 (2003)
  21. Habitat Studies for the Wild Stocks of Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich.
      E. Attard, A. Scicluna-Spiteri and H. Attard (Malta)
      CGC 26:70-73 (2003)
  22. In vitro Propagation of Pointed Gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.)
      S. Kumar, M. Singh, A.K. Singh, K. Srivastava and M.K. Banerjee (India)
      CGC 26:74-75 (2003)
• Gene Lists and Germplasm
  23. 2003 Gene List for Watermelon
      N. Guner and T.C. Wehner (USA)
      CGC 26:76-92 (2003)
  24. Gene Nomenclature for the Cucurbitaceae
      CGC 26:93 (2003)
• Appendix
  • Covenant and By-Laws of the Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative