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PUBLICATION LIST-CUCURBITS
1970-1980
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER, LEESBURG
G. W. ELMSTROM, CENTER DIRECTOR
This list includes Journal Series articles, Bulletins,
Circulars, and Research Reports published during the period
1970 to 1980 by faculty at the ARC, Leesburg. The list does
not include abstracts. The reports on cucurbits cover
genetics/plant breeding, horticulture, plant pathology, and
entomology.
INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
LEESBURG ARC RESEARCH REPORT (WG 80-7)
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CUCURBITS
1. Adlerz, W. C. 1971. New traps for aphid migrants. Sun-
shine State Agr. Res. Rept. 16(4-5):7-9.
2. Adlerz, W. C. 1971. Discovery of weed host may lead to
control of watermelon mosaic. Sunshine State Agr. Res.
Rept. 16:(3):6-8.
3. Adlerz, W. C. 1971. A reservoir-equipped Moericke trap
for collecting aphids. J. Econ. Entomol. 64(4):966-967.
4. Adlerz, W. C. 1971. Cabbage looper control on water-
melon at Leesburg, 1968-1970. Fla. State Hort. Soc. Proc.
84:145-146.
5. Crall, J. M. 1971. 'Smokylee', a high quality water-
melon with resistance to anthracnose and Fusarium wilt.
Fla. Agr. Exp. Sta. Circ. S-211, 10 pp.
6. Crall, J. M. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1971. Watermelon breed-
ing and testing. In Biennial Report, Veg. Breed. in the
So. U. S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. p. 68-69.
7. Elmstrom, G. W. 1971. Evaluation of watermelon culti-
vars for commercial production in Florida. Proc. Fla.
State Hort. Soc. 84:96-99.
8. Elmstrom, G. W., J. G. A. Fiskell, and F. G. Martin. 1971.
Correlation of soil test and saturated extract determin-
ations with watermelon tissue analyses, yield, and solu-
ble solids. Soil and Crop Sci. Soc. Fla. Proc. 30:174-178.
9. Elmstrom, G. W. and J. M. Crall. 1971. Cantaloupe breed-
ing and testing. In Biennial Report, Veg. Breed. in the
So. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. p. 16-17.
10. Hopkins D. L. 1970. Control of gummy stem blight of
watermelon. Amer. Phytopathol. Soc. Fungicide and Nema-
ticide Test Results of 1970. 26:96.
11. Hopkins D. L. 1971. Control of downy mildew of water-
melon. Amer. Phytopathol. Soc. Fungicide and Nematicides
Test Results of 1971. 27:1.
12. Wolfenbarger, D. 0., and W. C. Adlerz. 1971. Will alu-
minum control some aphid-transmitted virus diseases? Sun-
shine State Agr. Res. Rept. 16(3):4-5.
13. Adlerz, W. C. 1972. Melothria pendula plants infected
with watermelon mosaic virus 1 as a source of inoculum
for cucurbits in Collier County, Florida. J. Econ.
Entomol. 65(5):1303-6.
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14. Adlerz, W. C. 1972. Momordica charantia as a source of
watermelon mosaic virus 1 for cucurbit crops in Palm
Beach County, Florida. Plant Dis. Rcptr. 56(7):563-4.
15. Crall, J. M. and J. Montelaro. 1972. Fusarium wilt re-
sistance in 'Jubilee' watermelon. Proc. Fla. State Hort.
Soc. 85:102-105.
16. Elmstrom, G. W. 1972. Cantaloupe cultivars for Florida.
Mimeo Rpt. WG73-2.
17. Elmstrom, G. W. 1972. Watermelon cultivars for Florida.
Mimeo Rpt. WG73-3.
18. Elmstrom, G. W. 19'2. Protection of watermelon from
terbacil injury with activated charcoal. Proc. So.
Weed Sci. Soc. 25:204-208.
19. Elmstrom, G. W. 1972. Inactivation of residual herbi-
cide in an abandoned fernery. Proc. Fla. State Hort.
Soc. 85:414-415.
20. Elmstrom, G. W. 1972. Weed control in watermelon with
terbacil and activated charcoal. Proc. Fla. State Hort.
Soc. 85:105-107.
21. Elmstrom, G. W., J. G. A. Fiskell, and F. G. Martin.
1972. Nutrient distribution in soil and watermelon
plant uptake: Effect of fertilizer timing, rate, and
placement. Soil and Crop Sci. Soc. Fla. Proc. 32:154-
158.
22. Hopkins, D. L. 1972. Fungicidal control of downy mil-
dew and gummy stem blight of watermelon. Proc. Fla.
State Hort. Soc. 85:108-110.
23. Hopkins, D. L. 1972. Control downy mildew early.
Citrus and Veg. WORLD Mag. 9(3):10.
24. Hopkins, D. L. 1972. Control of gummy stem blight and
downy mildew of watermelon. Amer. Phytopathol. Soc.
Fungicide and Nematicide Test Results of 1972. 28:94.
25. Hopkins, D. L. and N. C. Schenck. 1972. Bacterial leaf
spot of watermelon caused by Pseudomonas lachrymans.
Phytopathology 62:542-545.
26. Crall, J. M. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1973. Watermelon breed-
ing and testing. In 1973 Biennial Report, Veg. Breed.
in the U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. p. 63-65.
27. Elmstrom, G. W. and J. G. A. Fiskell. 1973. Watermelon
yield response to supplemental magnesium. Soil and Crop
Sci. Soc. Fla. Proc. 33:222-223.
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28. Elmstrom, G. W., J. G. A. Fiskell, and F. G. Martin.
1973. Watermelon yield and quality: Effect of ferti-
lizer rate and placement. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc.
86:196-200.
29. Elmstrom, G. W. 1973. Cantaloupe variety trials. In
Vegetable Variety Trial Results in Florida for 1969-
1970-1971 and Recommended Varieties. Florida Agr.
Expt. Sta. Circ. S-223. p. 27.
30. Elmstrom, G. W. and J. M. Crall. 1973. Watermelon
variety trials. In Vegetable Variety Trial Results in
Florida for 1969-1970-1971 and Recommended Varieties.
Florida Agr. Expt. Sta. Circ. S-223. p. 67.
31. Elmstrom, G. W. and J. M. Crall. 1973. Cantaloupe
breeding and testing. In Biennial Report, Veg. Breed.
in the U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. p. 11-12.
32. Elmstrom, G. W. and D. L. Hopkins. 1973. Variable
susceptibility to bacterial rind necrosis in watermelon.
HortScience 8:32.
33. Elmstrom, G. W. 1973. Watermelon root development
affected by direct seeding and transplanting. Hort-
Science 8:134-136.
34. Elmstrom, G. W. and D. L. Hopkins. 1973. Field resis-
tance to rootknot nematode in muskmelon. HortScience
8:134.
35. Elmstrom, G. W. 1973. Evaluation of herbicides for
watermelon. Proc. So. Weed Sci. Soc. 26:270-275.
36. Halsey, L. H. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1973. Cantaloupe
cultivars for Florida. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc.
86:134-139.
37. Hopkins, D. L. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1973. Researchers
seek control for bacterial rind necrosis of watermelon.
Sunshine State Agricultural Research Report 18(4-5):
3-4.
38. Adlerz, W. C. 1974. Spring aphid flights and incidence
of watermelon mosaic viruses 1 and 2 in Florida. Phtyo-
pathology 64(3):350-353.
39. Adlerz, W. C. 1974. Wind effects on spread of water-
melon mosaic virus 1 from local virus sources to water-
melon. J. Econ. Entomol. 67:361-364.
40. Adlerz, W. C. 1974. Watermelon insect control. Lees-
burg ARC Res. Rept. 74-3. 2 pp.
41. Crall, J. M. 1974. A watermelon breeding program for
Florida. Leesburg ARC Res. Rept. WG74-5.
42. Elmstrom, G. W. 1974. Watermelon cultivars for Florida.
Leesburg ARC Research Rpt. WG74-1.
43. Elmstrom, G. W. 1974. Cantaloupe cultivars for Florida.
Leesburg ARC Research Rpt. WG74-2.
44. Elmstrom, G. W. and S. J. Locascio. 1974. Evaluation
of herbicides for watermelon in Florida. Proc. Fla. State
Hort. Soc. 87:179-184.
45. Elmstrom, G. W., J. G. A. Fiskell, and F. G. Martin.
1974. Slow-release fertilizers for a uniform supply of
N and K to watermelon. Soil and Crop Sci. Soc. Fla.
Proc. 34:88-91.
46. Hopkins, D. L. 1974. Control of watermelon diseases.
Leesburg ARC Research Report-WG74-4.
47. Hopkins, D. L. 1974. Control of gummy stem blight and
downy mildew of watermelon. Amer. Phytopathol. Soc.
Fungicide and Nematicide Test Results of 1974. 30:92.
48. Hopkins, D. L. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1974. Chemical con-
trol of watermelon damping off and seedling wilt. Plant
Dis. Reptr. 58:114-117.
49. Hopkins, D. L. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1974. Severity of
bacterial rind necrosis in watermelon cultivars in Florida.
Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 87:184-187.
50. Adlerz, W. C. 1975. Natural control of three rindworm
species and chemical control of the granulate cutworm,
Feltia subterranea on watermelon. Fla. State Hort. Soc.
Proc. 88:204-207.
51. Crall, J. M. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1975. Watermelon breed-
ing and testing. In Biennial Report, Veg. Breed. in the
U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. p. 69-71.
52. Elmstrom, G. W. 1975. Cantaloupe variety trials. In
Vegetable Variety Trial Results in Florida for 1972-
1973-1974 and Recommended Varieties. Fla. Agr. Expt.
Sta. Circ. S-234. p. 14-15.
53. Elmstrom, G. W. and J. M. Crall. 1975. Watermelon variety
trials. In Vegetable Variety Trial Results in Florida in
1972-1973-1974 and Recommended Varieties. Fla. Agr. Expt.
Sta. Circ. S-234. p. 44-45.
54. Elmstrom, G. W. and J. M. Crall. 1975. Cantaloupe breed-
ing and testing. In Biennial Report, Veg. Breed. in the
U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. p. 9-10.
55. Elmstrom, G. W. 1975. Composite results of the 1975
Southern Cooperative Muskmelon Variety Trial. 11 p.
56. Hopkins, D. L. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1975. Chemical
control of Fusarium wilt of watermelon. Proc. Fla.
State Hort. Soc. 88:196-200.
57. Adlerz, W. C. 1976. Comparison of aphids trapped on
vertical sticky board and cylindrical aphid traps and
correlation with watermelon mosaic virus 2 incidence.
J. Econ. Entomol. 69(4):495-498.
58. Elmstrom, G. W. 1976. Composite results of the 1976
Southern Cooperative Muskmelon Variety Trial. 7 p.
59. Elmstrom, G. W. 1976. Watermelon varieties for
Florida. Leesburg ARC Research Rpt. WG76-1.
60. Elmstrom, G. W. 1976. Herbicides for weed control in
watermelon. Proc. So. Weed Sci. Soc. 29:232-235.
61. Elmstrom, G. W. 1976. Characteristics of root systems
associated with direct-seeded and transplanted water-
melons. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 89:82-84.
62. Hopkins, D. L. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1976. Effect of
soil pH and N sources on fusarium wilt of watermelon
on land previously cropped in watermelons. Proc.
Fla. State Hort. Soc. 89:141-143.
63. Locascio, S. J., G. W. Elmstrom, R. K. Showalter, and
D. J. Cantliffe. 1976. Effect of location, cultivar,
irrigation, and temperature on watersoaking and seed
quality in watermelon fruit. Proc. Fla. State Hort.
Soc. 89:97-100.
64. Sistrunk, L. A., G. W. Elmstrom, and D. L. Hopkins.
1976. Evaluation of slicing cucumber varieties for
Florida. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 89:78-80.
65. Adlerz, W. C. 1977. Pickleworm control on cantaloupe
and summer squash.Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 90:399-400.
66. Crall, J. M. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1977. Watermelon breed-
ing and testing In Biennial Report, Veg. Breed. in the
U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. p. 52-54.
67. Elmstrom, G. W. 1977. Combining contact and preemergence
herbicides in watermelon. Proc. So. Weed Sci. Soc. 30:
181-184.
68. Elmstrom, G. W. and J. M. Crall. 1977. Cantaloupe breed-
ing and testing. In Biennial Report, Veg. Breed. in the
U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. p. 7.
69. Elmstrom, G. W. 1977. Cucumber variety testing. In
Biennial Report, Veg. Breed. in the U.S., Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico. p. 15-16.
70. Elmstrom, G. W. 1977. Squash variety testing. In
Biennial Report, Veg. Breed. in the U.S., Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico. p. 36.
71. Elmstrom, G. W. 1977. Watermelon varieties for Florida.
Leesburg ARC Research Rpt. WG77-1.
72. Elmstrom, G. W. 1977. Composite results of the 1977
Southern Cooperative Muskmelon Variety Trial. 8 p.
73. Elmstrom, G. W. and D. J. Cantliffe. 1977. Evaluation of
pickling cucumber varieties for Florida. Proc. Fla. State
Hort. Soc. 90:367-370.
74. Hopkins, D. L. 1977. Fungicidal control of watermelon
gummy stem blight, 1976. APS Fungicide and Nematicide Tests
32:108.
75. Hopkins, D. L. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1977. Etiology of water-
melon rind necrosis. Phytopathology 67:961-964.
76. Locascio, S. J., J. G. A. Fiskell, and G. W. Elmstrom. 1977.
Comparison of sulfur-coated and uncoated urea. I. Water-
melon response in six field experiments. Soil and Crop Sci.
Soc. Fla. Proc. 27:197-200.
77. Adlerz, W. C. 1978. Watermelon mosaic virus 2 epidemics
in Florida 1967-1977. J. Econ. Entomol. 71:596-597.
78. Adlerz, W. C. 1978. Watermelon mosaic virus 2 secondary
spread by Anuraphis middletonii. J. Econ. Entomol. 71:
531-533.
79. Dow, A. T., R. H. Segall, D. L. Hopkins, and G. W. Elmstrom.
1978. Effect of storage temperature and field fungicide
treatments on decay of Florida watermelons. Proc. Fla.
State Hort. Soc. 91:149-150.
80. Elmstrom, G. W. 1978. Evaluation of summer squash varieties
for Florida. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 91:322-324.
81. Brinen, G. H., S. J. Locascio, and G. W. Elmstrom. 1979.
Plant and row spacing, mulch, and fertilizer rate effects
on watermelon production. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 104:
724-726.
82. Brinen G. H., S. J. Locascio, and G. W. Elmstrom. 1979.
Plant arrangement for maximum watermelon yield. Proc. Fla.
State Hort. Sci. 92:80-82.
83. Crall, J. M. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1979. 'Dixielee', a round
strip watermelon with intense red flesh and resistance to
anthracnose and Fusarium wilt. Fla. Agr. Expt. Sta. Circ.
S-263, 9pp.
84. Crall, J. M. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1979. Watermelon breed-
ing and testing. In Biennial Report, Veg. Breed. in the
U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. p. 58-59.
85. Elmstrom, G. W. 1979. Composite results of the 1978
Southern Cooperative Muskmelon Variety Trial. 8 p.
86. Elmstrom, G. W. 1979. Cantaloupe breeding and testing.
In Biennial Report, Veg. Breed. in the U.S., Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico. p. 9-10.
87. Elmstrom, G. W. 1979. Cucumber variety testing. In
Biennial Report, Veg. Breed. in the U.S., Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico. p. 19.
88. Elmstrom, G. W. 1979. Squash variety testing. In Biennial
Report, Veg. Breed. in the U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
p. 41.
89. Elmstrom, G. W. 1979. Composite results of the 1979
Southern Cooperative Muskmelon Variety Trial. 10 p.
90. Hopkins, D. L. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1979. Evaluation of
soil fumigants and fumigant application methods for the
control of Fusarium wilt. Plant Dis. Reptr. 63:1003-1006.
91. Adlerz, W. C. 1980. Weed hosts of aphid-borne viruses of
vegetable crops in Florida. In Weeds and wild plants in
the ecology of crop pests and diseases. Pitmans Inc.
In press.
92. Crall, J. M. and G. W. Elmstrom. 1980. 'Dixielee' water-
melon. HortScience 14:99-100.
93. Elmstrom, G. W. 1980. Cantaloupe, cucumber, and squash
variety trials. In Vegetable Variety Trial Results in
Florida for 1975-7--77 and recommended varieties. Fla.
Agr. Expt. Sta. Circ. S-272. p. 31, 47-48, 51-52, 73-74.
94. Elmstrom, G. W. and J. M. Crall. 1980. Watermelon variety
trials. In Vegetable Variety Trial Results in Florida for
1975-76-77 and recommended varieties. Fla. Agr. Expt. Sta.
Circ. S-272. p. 78-79.
95. Elmstrom, G. W. 1980. Composite results of the 1980
Southern Cooperative Muskmelon Variety Trial. 10 p.
96. Elmstrom, G. W. 1980. Publications list- Cucurbits,
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1970-1980. Leesburg ARC Research Report WG80-7.
97. Elmstrom, G. W. 1980. Cucurbit variety evaluations,
1977-1980. Leesburg ARC Research Report WG80-9.
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