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CGC 17 (1994) Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative CGC 17 (1994) Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report No. 17 July 1994 Table of Contents (article titles linked to html files) Complete volume with articles 1 to 26 (pdf) Introduction Comments from the CGC Coordinating Committee Comments from the CGC Gene List Committee Comments from the CGC Gene Curators Cucurbitaceae '94 17th Annual CGC Business Meeting Changes to CGC By-Laws CGC Meetings in 1994 US Cucurbit Crop Advisory Committee 1993-1994 Update Watermelon Research Group The Cucurbit Network (TCN) Melon, not Muskmelon Senescence of Note - Thomas Wallace Whitaker Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) 1. A core collection for cucumber: To be or not to be J.E. Staub (USA) CGC 17:1-5 (1994) 2. A core collection for cucumber: A starting point J.E. Staub (USA) CGC 17:6-11 (1994) 3. A set of cucumbers to represent the American market T.C. Wehner (USA) CGC 17:12-13 (1994) 4. Cucumber cultivar cluster analysis H. Cui, M. Zhang and J. Deng (P.R. China) CGC 17:14-17 (1994) 5. The Xishuangbanna gourd (Cucumis sativus var. xishuangbannesis Qi et Yuan), a traditionally cultivated plant of the Hanai people, Xishuangbanna, Yunan, China J. Chen, S. Zhang and X. Zhang (P.R. China) CGC 17:18-20 (1994) 6. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) mutations. III. Young yellow leaf mutant M. Rucipska, K. Niemirowicz-Szczytt and A. Korzeniewska (Poland) CGC 17:21-23 (1994) 7. Some morphological parameters involving the mechanism of early yield in cucumber M. Zhang and H. Cui (P.R. China) CGC 17:24-26 (1994) 8. Analysis of component traits for early yield in cucumber M. Yin and H. Cui (P.R. China) CGC 17:27-29 (1994) 9. Fruit firmness and quality of parthenocarpic versus nonparthenocarpic pickling cucumber cultivars K.L. Cook, J.R. Baggett and A.C. Gabert (USA) CGC 17:30-34 (1994) 10. Inheritance of fruit firmness in genetically parthenocarpic pickling cucumbers 1994toc.html[6/27/2018 3:27:26 PM] CGC 17 (1994) K.L. Cook, J.R. Baggett and A.C. Gabert (USA) CGC 17:35-37 (1994) 11. Chilling resistance of five cucurbit species T.C. Wehner and Z.M. Mirdad (USA) CGC 17:38-39 (1994) 12. Selection and characterization of salt-tolerant cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants using in vitro culture A. Baszczyk-Guzek and M. Szwacka (Poland) CGC 17:40-49 (1994) 13. Micropropagation of the cucumber hybrids 'Brunex' and 'Bambina' G. Sapountzakis and A.S. Tsaftaris (Greece) CGC 17:50-53 (1994) 14. A seed dryer for cucumber seeds T.C. Wehner and E.G. Humphries (USA) CGC 17:54-56 (1994) Melon (Cucumis melo) 15. Cucumis melo L. accessions of the genebank of the Polytechnical University of Valencia F. Nuez, J. Prohens, M.J. Diez and P. Fernandez de Cordova (Spain) CGC 17:57-60 (1994) 16. Chromosome number and karyotype of melons (Cucumis melo L.) D. Ma, Z. Guo, C. Zhang, S. Gao and M. Wang (P.R. China) CGC 17:61-65 (1994) 17. Races of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis causing wilt of melons in Central Sudan Y.F. Mohamed, G.A. Dafalla and S.K. Omara (Sudan) CGC 17:66-68 (1994) 18. Preliminary screening of indigenous cultivars and a few known marker lines of Cucumis melo for Fusarium wilt and CGMMV resistance J. Jain and T.A. More (India) CGC 17:69-71 (1994) 19. Appearance of a possible new melon yellowing disease in Spain A.I.L. Sese, M.L. Gomez-Guillamon and J.R. Diaz-Ruiz (Spain) CGC 17:72-73 (1994) 20. Resistance of Cucumis melo var. agrestis against melon-yellowing disease C. Soria and M.L. Gomez-Guillamon (Spain) CGC 17:74-75 (1994) 21. Field resistance to melon dieback in Cucumis melo L. J. Esteva and F. Nuez (Spain) CGC 17:76-77 (1994) 22. Preharvest foliar calcium treatments for reduction of postharvest Myrothecium fruit rot of melon J.O. Kuti and E.C. Boehm (USA) CGC 17:78-80 (1994) 23. Response reaction of melon genotypes heterozygous for the Prv^I^ gene to mechanical inoculation of PRSV-W A.J. Vitti, P.T. Della Vecchia and R. Wierzbicki (Brazil) CGC 17:81-82 (1994) 24. Screening of melons for sweetpotato whitefly resistance: 1993 J.D. McCreight (USA) CGC 17:83-85 (1994) 25. Resistance of Cucumis melo var. agrestis to Trialeurodes vaporariorum C. Soria, A.I.L. Sese, and M.L. Gomez-Guillamon (Spain) CGC 17:86-87 (1994) 26. Callus formation from cotyledon and hypocotyl of Cucumis melo L. and Cucumis metuliferus A. Beharav and Y. Cohen (Israel) CGC 17:88-89 (1994) 27. Attempts to overcome barrier of interspecific hybridization between Cucumis melo and C. metuliferus A. Beharav and Y. Cohen (Israel) CGC 17:90-93 (1994) 1994toc.html[6/27/2018 3:27:26 PM] CGC 17 (1994) 28. Effect of gamma-radiation on vitality and fertilization ability of Cucumis melo and C. metuliferus pollen A. Beharav and Y. Cohen (Israel) CGC 17:94-96 (1994) 29. The crossability of Cucumis melo and C. metuliferus, an investigation of in vivo pollen tube growth A. Beharav and Y. Cohen (Israel) CGC 17:97-100 (1994) Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) 30. A new morphological marker in watermelon, juvenile albino (ja) X. Zhang and B.B. Rhodes (USA) CGC 17:101 (1994) 31. Determination of watermelon ploidy level using flow cytometry X.P. Zhang, B.B. Rhodes and J.F. Whitesides (USA) CGC 17:102-105 (1994) 32. Screening for resistance to anthracnose (race 2), gummy stem blight, and root knot nematode in watermelon germplasm G.E. Boyhan, J.D. Norton and B.R. Abrahams (USA) CGC 17:106-110 (1994) 33. Shoot regeneration from immature cotyledons of watermelon X.P. Zhang, B.B. Rhodes and J.W. Adelberg (USA) CGC 17:111-115 (1994) 34. RAPD molecular markers in watermelon X.P. Zhang, B.B. Rhodes and H. Skorupska (USA) CGC 17:116-119 (1994) Squash and Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) 35. On the selective activator of gene B2 in C. moschata O. Shifriss (USA) CGC 17:120-121 (1994) 36. Inheritance of hard rind in C. maxima x C. moschata crosses P.S. Koch and P.T. Della Vecchia (Brazil) CGC 17:122-124 (1994) 37. Heritability of seed size in hull-less seeded strains of Cucurbita pepo L. R.B. Carle and J.B. Loy (USA) CGC 17:125-127 (1994) 38. Response reaction of C. moschata breeding lines to mechanical inoculations of CMV, PRSV-W, and WMV-11 P.T. Della Vecchia, A.J. Vitti, R. Wierzbicki and M.A. Pavan (Brazil) CGC 17:128 (1994) Other Genera and Species 39. Genetic analysis of bitter principals in Momordica charantia Linn. V.S. Devadas and S. Ramadas (India) CGC 17:129-131 (1994) 40. Heterosis and combining ability for bitter principals in Momordica charantia Linn. V.S. Devadas and S. Ramadas (India) CGC 17:132-134 (1994) Gene Lists and Germplasm 41. Gene List for Cucumis melo L. M. Pitrat (France) CGC 17:135-147 (1994) 42. Linkage groups in Cucumis melo L. M. Pitrat (France) CGC 17:148-149 (1994) Appendices Gene Nomenclature for the Cucurbitaceae CGC 1994 Membership Directory CGC Members in the USA International CGC Members Covenant and By-Laws of the Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative 1994toc.html[6/27/2018 3:27:26 PM] CGC 17 (1994) CGC Financial Statement (31 December 1993) 1994toc.html[6/27/2018 3:27:26 PM] CGC17-0 Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17: vii-xiii (Introduction) 1994 Comments from the CGC Coordinating Committee The Call for Papers for the 1995 Report (CGC Report No. 18) will be mailed in August 1994. Papers should be submitted to the respective Coordinating Committee members by 31 December 1994. The Report will be published by June/July 1995. As always, we are eager to hear from CGC members regarding our current activities and the future direction of CGC. Gary W. Elmstrom (melon) Dennis T. Ray (watermelon) Mark G. Hutton (other genera) Jack E. Staub (cucumber) J. Brent Loy (Cucurbita spp.) Timothy J. Ng, Chairman Comments from CGC Gene List Committee Lists of known genes for the Cucurbitaceae have been published previously in Hortscience and in reports of the Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative. CGC is currently publishing complete lists of known genes for cucumber (Cucumis sativus), melon (Cucumis melo), watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), and Cucurbita spp. on a rotating basis. It is hoped that scientists will consult these lists as well as the rules of gene nomenclature for the Cucurbitaceae before selecting a gene name and symbol. Thus, inadvertent duplication of gene names and symbols will be prevented. The rules of gene nomenclature were adopted in order to provide guidelines for the naming and symbolizing of genes previously reported and those which will be reported in the future. Scientists are urged to contact members of the Gene List Committee regarding questions in interpreting the nomenclature rules and in naming and symbolizing new genes. Cucumber: Todd C. Wehner Melon: Michael Pitrat Watermelon: Billy B. Rhodes Cucurbita spp.: Mark G. Hutton and Richard W. Robinson Other Genera: Richard W. Robinson Comments from the CGC Gene Curators CGC has appointed curators for the four major cultivated groups: cucumber, melon, watermelon and Cucurbita spp. A back- up Curator for the "Other genera" category in needed; any one wishing to take on this responsibility should contact the Chair. Curators are responsible for collecting, maintaining and distributing upon request stocks of the known marker genes. CGC members are requested to forward samples of currently held gene stocks to the respective Curator. Cucumber: Todd C. Wehner and Jack E. Staub Melon: J.D.
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