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• R.L. Hassell, J. Schultheis, W.R.<br />
Jester, S.M. Olsen, D.N. Maynard<br />
and G. Miller. Clemson University,<br />
<strong>North</strong> Carolina State University and<br />
University of Florida. Yield and<br />
quality of mini triploid watermelon<br />
cultivars n diverse locations in the<br />
southeast.<br />
• W. Roberts, B. Bru<strong>to</strong>n, W. Fish and<br />
M. Taylor. Oklahoma State<br />
University and USDA-ARS. Effects<br />
of grafting on watermelon quality:<br />
year two.<br />
U.S. <strong>Cucurbit</strong> Crop Germplasm<br />
Committee Update<br />
J.D. McCreight, USDA-ARS, Salinas,<br />
California USA<br />
The <strong>Cucurbit</strong> Crop Germplasm Committee<br />
met <strong>with</strong> the <strong>Cucurbit</strong>aceae 2006 conference<br />
in Asheville, <strong>North</strong> Carolina at 5:30 pm on<br />
September 19. The committee developed a<br />
list of research priorities for cucumber. The<br />
next meeting will be <strong>with</strong> Pickle Packers<br />
International in Memphis, TN on Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2-<br />
4, 2007.<br />
Upcoming Meetings of Interest <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>Cucurbit</strong> Researchers<br />
<strong>Cucurbit</strong> Crop Germplasm Committee<br />
10 am, 19 July 2007, Westin-Kierland Hotel,<br />
Scottsdale, AZ, <strong>with</strong> the annual meeting of<br />
the American Society for Horticultural<br />
Science, James D. McCreight, USDA-ARS,<br />
Salinas, CA USA, Tel: 408-755-2864; Fax:<br />
408-755-2866<br />
http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/cgclist.html<br />
<strong>Cucurbit</strong> Genetics Cooperative<br />
9 am, 16 July 2007, Westin-Kierland Hotel,<br />
Scottsdale, AZ, <strong>with</strong> the annual meeting of<br />
the American Society for Horticultural<br />
Science, Todd C. Wehner, <strong>North</strong> Carolina<br />
State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609,<br />
Tel: 919-515-5363; Fax: 919-515-2505<br />
http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cgc/index.html<br />
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National Melon Research Group<br />
21-24 May, 2008, Avignon, France, <strong>with</strong><br />
EUCARPIA-<strong>Cucurbit</strong>aceae, James D.<br />
McCreight, USDA-ARS, Salinas, CA USA<br />
Tel: 408-755-2864; Fax: 408-755-2866<br />
Pickling Cucumber Improvement<br />
Committee<br />
21-24 May, 2008, Avignon, France, <strong>with</strong><br />
EUCARPIA-<strong>Cucurbit</strong>aceae, Nischit V.<br />
Shetty, Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Tif<strong>to</strong>n,<br />
GA 31793 USA, Tel: 229-386-8701; Fax:<br />
229-386-8805<br />
<strong>Cucurbit</strong>a Research Group<br />
21-24 May, 2008, Avignon, France, <strong>with</strong><br />
EUCARPIA-<strong>Cucurbit</strong>aceae, Gabriele<br />
Gusmini, Syngenta Seeds, Naples, FL 34114<br />
USA, Tel: 239-775-4090; Fax: 239-774-<br />
6852<br />
http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cgc/cgccucurbita/c<br />
gccucurbitamain.html<br />
Watermelon Research Group<br />
4 February 2007, Mobile, Alabama, <strong>with</strong><br />
American Society for Horticultural Science,<br />
southern region. Benny Bru<strong>to</strong>n, USDA-ARS,<br />
Lane OK 74555 USA, Tel: 580-889-7395<br />
http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cgc/wrg/wrgmain.h<br />
tml<br />
EUCARPIA-<strong>Cucurbit</strong>aceae 2008<br />
Under the aegis of EUCARPIA, the next<br />
meeting on Genetics and <strong>Breeding</strong> of<br />
<strong>Cucurbit</strong>aceae will be organized by INRA. It<br />
will be held in Avignon in the south of<br />
France on 21-24 May 2008. EUCARPIA-<br />
<strong>Cucurbit</strong>aceae 2008 intends <strong>to</strong> bring<br />
<strong>to</strong>gether all the researchers involved in<br />
cucurbit genetics and breeding <strong>to</strong> share new<br />
developments in all aspects of genetic<br />
resources, genetics and breeding, genomics<br />
and biotechnology. For more information,<br />
see http://www.inra.fr/cucurbitaceae2008