Documents developed by the Working Group
Crop-specific standards
- Crop-specific genebank standards for orthodox seeds (agreed by the Cucurbits WG, April 2015) (78,0 KB)
Note: these standards will be sent to the Steering Committee for endorsement. - General guidelines for regeneration, processing and storage of cucurbit species (April 2011) (81,5 KB)
Survey of safety-duplication status
- Current level of safety-duplication of Cucurbit collections in Europe (status at May 2011) (79,4 KB) (Appendix I, Report of the second meeting)
Descriptors
- Minimum Descriptor lists for Cucurbita spp., Cucumber, Melon, Watermelon (662,5 KB)(August 2008)
Related Information
Publications of interest
Chikh-Rouhou H, Lohwasser U, Pico-Sirvent B, León AF, García-Martínez S, Guadagno A, Amoroso C, Ercolano M. 2023. Cucurbitlocal – A collaborative initiative to strengthen valorization of Cucurbita local germplasm for sustainable agriculture. Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 46: 33-34. url: https://cucurbit.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CGC46_completereport.pdf
- Díez MJ, van Dooijeweert W, Maggioni L. 2011. The European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) Cucurbits Working Group. (934,4 KB) Poster presented at the EUCARPIA Genetic Resources section meeting "To Serve and Conserve", 5-7 April 2011, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
- IPGRI. 2003. Descriptors for Melon (Cucumis melo L.)
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