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Abbreviation: PCE, phenolic choline ester. 1 Associate Professor of Seed Science and Technology, The cost of publishing this paper was defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. Under postal regulations, this paper therefore must be hereby
Abbreviations: ACLW, accumulated change in total leaf weight; AUM, average umbel maturity; DOY, day of year; ET c , crop evapotranspiration; PLS, pure live seed. 1 Research Agronomist. 2 Plant Physiologist. 3 Visiting Soil Scientist. 4 Agricultural
Journal Paper no. 12,525 of the Purdue Univ. Agricultural Experiment Station. We thank William Carlson, Southern Forestry Res. Dept., Weyerhaeuser Corp., for providing seed. The cost of publishing this paper was defrayed in part by the payment of
is to be carried out efficiently. The cultivated triploid NPS 3-487 (released commercially as U. americana ‘Jefferson’) was studied by Sherald et al. (1994) , who found that 17% of the fruit on the triploid contained viable seed. This figure is low
Egusi seed is a part of the daily diet in many West African countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, and Benin [ National Research Council of the National Academies (NRC), 2006 ]. Although the term “egusi” can be used to describe a certain seed type
1 Research Fellow on leave from Plant Cultivation Dept., Technical-Agricultural Univ., Bydgoszcz, Poland. 2 To whom reprint requests should be addressed. This work was partially supported by a grant from the Ferry Morse Seed Co., Modesto, Calif
Abbreviation: PMT, photomultiplier tubes. 1 Associate Professor of Seed Science and Technology. 2 Agricultural Engineer, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Forge Seed Production Research Center, Corvallis, OR 97331. 3
( Cucurbita sp.) ( Robinson and Decker-Walters, 1997 ). Watermelon production is mainly focused on the edible flesh of the fruit, placing a premium on fruit characteristics. Seed size is important because watermelon breeders aim to develop hybrid cultivars
1 To whom reprint requests should be addressed: Univ. of Arizona, Yuma Agricultural Center, 6425 W. 8th St., Yuma, AZ 85364. Supported by the Western Region Seed Physiology Research Group. The cost of publishing this paper was defrayed in part by
, Dept. of Horticultural Sciences. This research was supported, in part, by grants from the Ferry Morse Seed Co. and the New York Snap Bean Research Assn. We gratefully acknowledge the gifts of Micro-Ccl E from Manville, Denver expanded vermiculite #5