Genetic variability and introgression of horticulturally valuable traits in squash and pumpkins of Cucurbita pepo

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-231

  Paris, Harry S ^a   Burger, Yosef ^a   Schaffer, Arthur A ^b  

^a Newe Ya'ar Research Center   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cucurbita pepo; Introgression; Pumpkin; Squash

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; GERMPLASM; HORTICULTURE; INTROGRESSION; POLYMORPHISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO SUBSP. PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. OVIFERA; ERYSIPHALES; ZUCCHINI YELLOW MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 34250313264     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJPS_54_3_223     Document Type: Article

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