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J Smarrelli1, M T Watters, L H Diba
1Department of Biology, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60626.
Abstract:
Tumor formation in cucurbit cultivars resulting from infection by various strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Agrobacterium rhizogenes is environmentally affected. In all instances, tumors could be induced on excised cotyledons while inoculating attached cotyledons or stems resulted in no tumor formation. In addition, buttercup squash (Cucurbita maxima Duch. buttercup) was most susceptible to tumor formation, while butterbush squash (Cucurbita maxima Duch. butterbush) failed to form tumors when inoculated with any of the strains of Agrobacterium. Other tested cucurbit cultivars showed intermediate susceptibility to tumor induction by the various Agrobacterium strains.
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