After reading this article you will learn about the tetraploid production of seedless watermelon. Triploid hybrids produce seedless fruit. The tetraploid method for seedless watermelon production was invented by H. Kihara in Japan and these were available in 1951. He began development of tetraploids in 1939. Development of triploid watermelons faces problems of additional selection against sterility and fruit abnormalities [...]
After reading this article you will learn about: 1. Origin of Cowpea 2. Taxonomy of Cowpea 3. Botany 4. Qualitative Genetics 5. Descriptors List for Characterisation and Evaluation 6. Breeding Objectives 7. Breeding Procedures 8. Breeding For Resistance to Diseases 9. Breeding For Resistance to Insect Pests 10. Varieties 11. DNA Markers and Transgenic Plants. Origin of Cowpea: All the [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the important cultivars and their value as preamble to watermelon breeding. Watermelon cultivars have been described in the vegetable cultivar lists maintained by the American Society for Horticultural Science. Watermelon breeders should obtain and evaluate a sample of the cultivars available to become familiar with the diversity of germplasm. It is also [...]