Description:
(8BFxPSYx8BF)BC1F511. Originally designed to create a round summer squash with a golden color and resistance to two viruses – Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) and Watermelon Virus Strain1 (W2), which is distinct from all other summer squash varieties.
Germplasm Used: a.) 8BF, the female parent of Eight Ball, which is a round and green summer squash of Hollar Seeds. This pure squash line was developed by Jim Hollar with an Italian germplasm “DE NICE Á FRUIT ROUND” [sic] with a dark green color, which is a commercial hybrid (from Zorzi Sementi Seeds). *BF has about 30% of the genetic background of the DE NICE Á FRUIT ROUND [sic]. Its two characters used for the OneBallF breeding are the round shape and the bush plant type. The line 8BF is commercially available. A third party can obtain this material by licensing or refusal of exclusive right, also by selecting procedure from the offspring of Eight Ball. b.) SJ112, a black zucchini line of Hollar Seeds, which has long fruit with cylindrical shape, the ZYMV/W2 resistance and shiny fruit skin. It was derived from a descendant of the recombinant population between the black zucchini “Onyx” and the Caserta “Whitaker” having Powdery Mildew and Virus resistance (developed by Dr. Whitaker, Cornel University). SJ112 contains about 30% of the genetic background of Onyx and 15% of Whitaker. It is commercially available. A third party can obtain this material by licensing or refusal of exclusive right. c.) Goldman, a golden zucchini line of Hollar, which has long cylindrical fruit with a golden color and firmness, but without any disease resistance. It was bred by Jim Hollar who took an Israeli commercial variety “GoldenZuc (F1)” (from Herzera [sic] Seed Company) as original germplasm. Goldman, as a new selection of GoldenZuc’s descendants, has about 30% of the background of GoldenZuc. It is commercially available. A third party can obtain this material by licensing or refusal of exclusive right, also by selecting procedure from the offspring of commercial varieties, such as Sebring (Hollar Seeds), Golden Dawn (Asgrow), etc.