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  • From: road's end farm <organic101 AT linkny.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Spotted Cucumber Bettles
  • Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 10:30:55 -0400


On May 25, 2005, at 8:58 AM, Bill Shoemaker wrote:

Tom
 
I wish there was but I don't think there is any resistance available for bacterial wilt in cucumbers.
 
Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist - Food Crops
University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture Research Center
www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html


There is a bacterial wilt resistant pickling type, County Fair. Hard to find, but a nice cuke. Not much help if you need an Asian type, though.

Cornell is working on this in slicers, and they do have some strains; unfortunately none has been picked up for commercial sale, so all that's available is small quantities for trial with a non-propagation agreement.

If I understand correctly, this resistance will only work in a hybrid, as it's tied to some negative traits that will make the seed useless if it has the trait from both parents.


-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale


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