Vegetable Breeding

Tuesday, September 27, 2011: 12:30 PM
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Moderator:
Dilip Panthee
12:30 PM
Developing Cucurbita maxima x C. moschata Interspecific Hybrids for the Processing Industry
Jacob Uretsky, Univ of New Hampshire; J. Brent Loy, Univ of New Hampshire
12:45 PM
Performance of Tropical Pumpkin Lines Derived from Backcrossing for Zucchini yellow mosaic virus Resistance
Luis G. Sierra-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico; Linda Wessel-Beaver, Univ of Puerto Rico
1:00 PM
Variability In Carotenoid Content and Profiles In Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata Squash
Jennifer Noseworthy, Univ of New Hampshire; J. Brent Loy, Univ of New Hampshire
1:15 PM
Genetic Analysis of Melon Sex Expression
Feishi Luan, Northeast Agricultural Univ
1:30 PM
Biochemical Aspects of Resistance to Leafminers and Aphids In Lettuce
Beiquan Mou, USDA–ARS; Nasir Masood, University of Agriculture Faisalabad; Michael Diaz, California State University, Monterey Bay; Jianlong Bi, University of California Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1:45 PM
Lycopene Content Profiling In Tomato Lines Derived From Diverse Genetic Background by Colorimetry and Infra-Red Absorbance Methods
Dilip Panthee, North Carolina State University; Penelope Perkins-Veazie, North Carolina State University, Plants for Human Health Institute; Dan Randall, Verivide Ltd; Allan Brown, Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina Research Campus, North Carolina State University; Diane Ducharme, NCSU; Christopher Gunter, North Carolina State University
2:00 PM
Begomovirus Resistance From the Solanum lycopersicum cv. ‘Tyking' Is Conferred by the Ty-5 Locus
Samuel F. Hutton, University of Florida; John W. Scott, University of Florida/IFAS; David J. Schuster, Univ of Florida
2:15 PM
Breeding for Late Blight Resistance and High Fruit Lycopene Content In Tomato
Majid R. Foolad, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University
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