CGC 22 (1999) 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 1999toc.html[6/28/2018 3:20:32 PM] CGC 22 (1999) 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) 1999toc.html[6/28/2018 3:20:32 PM] CGC22-0 Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:v-ix (article 0) 1999 Cucurbitaceae 2000 VIIth EUCARPIA Meeting on Cucurbit Genetics and Breeding Cucurbitaceae 2000, the VIIth Eucarpia Meeting on Cucurbit Genetics and Breeding, will be held in Israel on March 19-23, 2000. The meeting will offer the opportunity to get together and discuss the latest developments in cucurbit genetics, breeding, germplasm enhancement, pathology and related fields. This promises to be an exciting scientific program, and a unique opportunity to visit Israel in the year 2000. The meeting will convene at the Ma'ale Hachamisha Resort and Convention Center, situated in the beautiful Judean Hills on the road to Jerusalem. All sessions will take place at this venue, and the meeting will be conducted in English. The Organizing Committee for Cucurbitaceae 2000 consists of Nurit Katzie (Chair), Ron Cohen, Menahem Edelstein and Zvi Karshi, all of Newe Ya'ar Research Center, ARO. The Advisory Board includes Shlomo Cohen (Volcani Center, ARO), Yigal Cohen (Bar-Ilan University), Guy Elyashiv (Zeraim Ltd,), Haim Nerson (Newe Ya'ar Research Center, ARO, Rivka Offenbach (R&D Arava), Harry S. Paris (Newe Ya'ar Research Center, ARO), Rafael Perl-Treves (Bar-Ilan University), Arthur Schaffer (Volcani Center, ARO) and Eyal Vardi (Hazera Ltd). The Ma'ale Hachamisha Resort and Convention Center is a 30 minute drive from Ben Gurion International Airport and a 15 minute drive from Jerusalem. The hotel has spacious, air-conditioned guestrooms with private baths, radio, telephone and TV. A full range of indoor and outdoor recreation facilities are available. These include Spa and Health Club, offering an indoor heated pool and an outdoor swimming pool (in season), tennis courts, lawns and gardens, restaurants and coffee shops. During the meeting we will visit the Arav, Israel's premier region for winter growing of cucurbits, the Deed Sea and the historical site of Massada. There will be a special program for accompanying persons, and also several options for post- conference tours. Israel is situated on the crossroads of thee continents and offers a variety of scenic, historical and cultural attractions. Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, the Dead Se and many other exciting sites are all within less than a day's drive from the Ma'ale Hachamisha Kibbutz. We welcome you to experience the historical, biblical and modern aspects of this exceptional land and its people. COMMENTS From the CGC Coordinating Committee: The Call for Papers for the 2000 Report (CGC Report No. 23) will be mailed in October 1999 Papers should be submitted to the respective Coordinating Committee members by 313 January 2000, although the late submissions may be considered if received prior to our processing deadline. The Report will be published by July 2000. As always, we are eager to hear from CGC members regarding our current activities and future direction of CGC. From the 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 (published in each CGC Report) 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. From the CGC Gene Curators: CGC has appointed curators for the four major cultivated crops: cucumber, melon, cgc22-0.html[6/28/2018 3:31:58 PM] CGC22-0 watermelon and Cucurbita spp .Curators are responsible for collecting, maintaining, and distributing upon request stocks of known marker genes. CGC members are requested to forward samples of currently held gene stocks to the respective Curator. NEWS The second announcement, including the "Call for Papers," will be sent in September, 1999 to those who responded to the first announcement. The format for scientific manuscripts will follow that of the CGC Style Guide. For more information, contact the Secretariat/Organizers at: EUCARPIA CUCURBITACEAE 2000 C/O International Travel & Congress Ltd. P.O. Box 29313, Tel Aviv 61292, Israel Tel: +972-3-7951444 Fax: +972-3-5107716 Email: [email protected] Also, the latest information about Cucurbitaceae 2000 can always be found at the CGC website: http://probe.nalusda.gov/otherdocs/cgc CGC Business Meetings Timothy J. Ng, Chair The 1998 cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Business Meeting was held on 15 July in charlotte, North Carolina, and was reported on in CGC Report No. 21 (1998). The 1999 CGC Business Meeting was held on 28 July 1999 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with Dennis Ray (CGC Coordinating Committee Member for watermelon) presiding.