Browsing by Author "Sudhakar Pandey"

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    Inheritance of stem and leaf morphological traits in pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.)
    (2008) Sanjeev Kumar; B.D. Singh; Sudhakar Pandey; D. Ram
    The inheritance of five stem and leaf morphological characters was studied in progeny of a perennial dioecious species, Trichosanthes dioica from the female clone IIVRPG-102 pollinated by the male clone IIVRPG-M. Because mature seeds failed to germinate even after scarification, embryos from almost fully developed seeds were excised and cultured in vitro. Fifty-two plants were raised in a glasshouse, and segregation was observed for sex expression, stem shape (angular round), stem pubescence (pubescent smooth), tendril coiling (coiled uncoiled), tendril branching (branched unbranched), and leaf pubescence (smooth pubescent). There was a significant bias for female plants possibly due to lethal/sublethal gene(s) linked to the female determining locus. It is proposed that stem pubescence (sst), stem shape (rst), tendril coiling (stl), tendril branching (utl), and leaf pubescence (plf) are governed by a single gene each. We believe this to be the first such report in T. dioica.
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    'Kashi Madhu': A new muskmelon cultivar with high total soluble solids
    (American Society for Horticultural Science, 2008) Sudhakar Pandey; Mathura Rai; H.C. Prasanna; G. Kalloo
    'Kashi Madhu' (Cucumis melo L.) is a new muskmelon cultivar released for agroecological zone IV of India comprising the states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Delhi, Punjab, and Bihar. The cultivar was developed through selection from a local landrace. Plants bear androemonoecious flowers, round and yellow fruits with prominent green sutures and orange flesh color. The fruits become ready for first harvest in ≈90 days from seed sowing. The fruits have a distinct flavor and higher total soluble solids as compared with other cultivars recommended for cultivation in India after evaluation under different agroecological zones of India under the All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetable Crops. The release of this cultivar was announced at the XIII meeting of Central Sub-committee on Crop Standard Notification and Release of Varieties for Horticultural Crops.