Services

Safety Information

For VCRU   For Madison Location

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Newsletters

• Newsletter Information
• Allium Improvement Newsletter
• Umbelliferae Improvement Newsletter

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Publications

• Vegetable Crops Research Unit list of publications obtained from the ARIS system

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Software

• Small Software Utilities

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Carrot Trial Results

• Results of our carrot hybrid trials are available here

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Original Germplasm Release Notices

• Carrot
• Cucumber
• Onion

Carrot

Carrot lines released by C.E. Peterson while at Michigan State University,
before he joined the USDA:

• MSU 1558 and MSU 3489 (May 1, 1963)
• MSU 5931, MSU 6000, Spartansweet (MSU 5931xMSU 6000) (June 3, 1968)
• MSU 9541, Spartan Bonus [(MSU 1558xMSU 5931)xMSU 9541] (December 23, 1968)

USDA Carrot Releases:

• B3080M, B3640S&M, B2158-1 (July 20, 1976)
• Candy Pack [(B3640xB3080)xB2158-1] (February 8, 1977)
• Florida 524 (F524) (October 27, 1981)
• Orlando Gold (B3640 BC₁xF542) (March 25, 1982)
• B3475 (February 18, 1983)
• B951-1 (February 23, 1983)
• Golden State [(B3475xB4367)xF524] (May 24, 1983)
• B8080 (August 4, 1983)
• B6439, B6274 (September 8, 1983)
• A Plus {[(B6439xB6274)xB6274]xB8080} (September 8, 1983)
• B9253 (August 24, 1984)
• Olympiad [(B3475xB4367)xB9253] (November 13, 1984)
• Apopka (October 1, 1985)
• B2302, B2566 (March 4, 1986) - Publication: B2566 Carrot Inbred (1987)
• Savory [(B8080xB2302)xB2566] (March 19, 1986)
• Beta III (June 17, 1986)
• B493, B9304 (August 16, 1986)
• HCM (High Carotene Mass) (April 9, 1987)
• Atlantis [(B4367xB36402)xB3180] (April 16, 1987)
• B3180 (April 16, 1987)
• Carolong [(6439Sx6274M²)xApopka] (April 16, 1987)
• B5280 (February 12, 1988)
• B6366 (October 27, 1993)
• B7254 (October 27, 1993)
• B6333 (October 27, 1993)
• B6253 (October 27, 1993)
• B7262 (October 27, 1993) - Publication: B7262, Purple Carrot Inbred (1997)
• B7322 (October 27, 1993)
• B5238 (October 27, 1993)
• Wisconsin Wild Cytoplasm (November 8, 1993) - Publication: Wisconsin Wild: Another Petaloid Male-sterile Cytoplasm for Carrot (1996)
• Motley Dwarf Resistant Population (November 22, 1993)
• B1111 (2007)
• Nb3999, Nb4001, Nb4002, Nb6526, and Nb8503 (December 19, 2014)
• Nh2168 (December 19, 2014)
• Ns5154 (December 19, 2014)
• R6220 and R6636 (March 24, 2021)
• Y1246 (March 24, 2021)
• L1408, L2575, L7553, and L9793 (January 3, 2024)
  click on thumbnail for larger image
  L1408 
  L2575 
  L7553 
  L9793 

Cucumber

• Peterson, C. E., J. E. Staub, M. Palmer, and L. Crubaugh. Wisconsin 2843, a multiple disease resistant population. HortScience 20:309-310:1985.
• Peterson, C.E. and J. E. Staub. 'Wautoma' cucumber. HortScience 21:326:1986.
• Peterson, C.E., J.E. Staub and M. J. Palmer. Wisconsin 5207, a multiple disease resistant population. HortScience 21:335-336:1986.
• Peterson, C.E., J.E. Staub, P. H. Williams, and M. J. Palmer. Wisconsin 1983 cucumber. HortScience 21:1082-1083:1986.
• Staub, J.E., C.E. Peterson, L. K. Crubaugh and M. J. Palmer. Cucumber population WI 6383 and derived inbreds WI 5098 and WI 5551. HortScience 27: 1340-1341:1993.
• Staub, J. E., V. Meglic, L. K. Crubaugh and L. D. Knerr. Cucumber germplasm: isozyme genetic stocks W6743, W6744, W6745. HortScience 31:1243-1245:1996.
• Publication: Early Orange Mass 400, Early Orange Mass 402, and Late Orange Mass 404: High-Carotene Cucumber Germplasm (1997)
• Cucumber germplasm: isozyme genetic stocks W6743, W6744, W6745

Onion

• Havey, M.J., J.A.G. Irwin, and D.P. Maxwell. 1989. Registration of WAPRS-4 alfalfa germplasm resistant to Phytophthora root rot. Crop Sci. 29:833.
• Havey, M.J. 1998. Release of onion inbred lines B1717, B1828, and B2354. USDA, Beltsville, MD, and University of Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station.
• Havey, M.J. 1998. Release of galanthum-cytoplasmic male-sterile onion populations. USDA, Beltsville, MD, and University of Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station.

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