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Melon is an economically important, cross-pollinated, vegetable species. In the United States, Western Shipping and Eastern Market types are most important for commercial production. Arizona, California, Texas, Georgia, and Indiana are the primary produc...
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Google PR: TITLE: Melon Mapping Projects - North America PUBLICATION DATE: March 1995 ENTRY DATE: March 1995 EXPIRATION DATE: None UPDATE FREQUENCY: As needed CONTACT: Plant Genome Data and Information Center pgenome@nalusda.
Details Hits: 2 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: WESLACO Vine decline has impacted South Texas melon crops for years. This disease strikes late in the growing season, at a time when most farmers are contemplating harvest. But just as the cantaloupes begin to ripen, plants and profits wither and die.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Newswise (press release) -... an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics and a scientist at the US Department of Agriculture -- Agricultural ... ::Read the Full Article
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Details Hits: 1 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: CU researchers' discovery of what makes some cauliflower orange could lead to more nutritious staple crops
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: GENEVA, NY: Cornell University crucifer breeder Michael Dickson has transformed cauliflower from broccoli's pale cousin into a new orange variety that started appearing in supermarkets and farmers' markets last fall, and is available in garden catalogs this spring.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: PhysOrg news: Discovery in orange cauliflower may lead to more nutritious crops
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Now, Cornell researchers have identified the genetic mutation behind the unusual hue. The finding may lead to more nutritious staple crops, including maize, potato, rice, sorghum and wheat.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: While orange cauliflower may seem unappealing to some, it has distinct nutritional advantages. Cornell researchers have identified the genetic mutation behind the unusual hue, which may lead to more nutritious staple crops, including maize, potato, rice, sorghum and wheat.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: While orange cauliflower may seem unappealing to some, it has distinct nutritional advantages. Cornell researchers have identified the genetic mutation behind the unusual hue, which may lead to more nutritious staple crops, including maize, potato, rice, sorghum and wheat.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Seeds of 16 cultivars, 12 advanced breeding lines and 12 wild accessions from seven seed sources were planted 9 May using a cone seeder push planter (slicing, cut-and-peel and wild types, 24 seeds/ft) (dicing type, 12 seeds/ft).
Details Hits: 1 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Carrots are a cool season crop. They are grown for their fleshy, and tasty storage roots. The carrot is native to Europe and parts of Asia. The carrot is mentioned in some ancient Greek writings; however, the carrot we know is relatively new due to improvements by plant breeding.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Here you can find an short abstract of the research projet 'Investigations on the dynamic of growth of selected carrot varieties from biodynamic and conventional breeding lines, on the optimization of the carrot cultivation and the quality of carrot seeds.' of Unit 'Organic Farming and Cropping' at
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In 1990, the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station initiated an exchange program with the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences headquartered in Novosibirsk. Part of that program involved an exchange of plant materials in which GBG was fortunate to participate.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Mihr, C., Baumgärtner, M., Dieterich, J.H., Schmitz, U.K. and Braun, HP (2000) Proteomic approach for investigation of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in Brassica. submitted. Wehrhahn, W., Niemeyer, A., Jänsch, L., Kruft, V., Schmitz, U.K. and Braun, H.P.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: The commercialisation process of new rural industries, especially crops; including networking, marketing research and crop profile information.
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Hello To All, I have been asked to establish and multiply Celery In-Vitro. Does anyone have any experience in this area that would provide me with a starting point. eg. medium, conditions.......
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. The main disease present in the state is fusarium yellows, caused by Fusarium oxysporum fs apicola race 2. Our program has released many resistant lines to breeders, such as UC1, UC8, UC10 and UC26 among others.
Details Hits: 1 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: The objectives of the program are to provide specialty cultivars for local industry, as well as information on production for growers in North Carolina and the U.S.
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