Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 13:1-3 (article 1) 1990
Todd C. Wehner
Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC 27695-7609
The USDA cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) germplasm collection includes cultivars and breeding lines that are useful to the American pickle and slicer industry as cultivars, pollenizers, and/or parents of hybrids. The working collection consists of approximately 800 accessions, and is stored at the Regional Plant Introduction Station at Ames, Iowa. The Cucurbit Crop Advisory Committee has been considering additional cultivars and breeding lines (referred to collectively as cultigens) to include in that germplasm collection. In order to determine which cultigens we might add, I have listed many of the important inbreds that are already part of the collection (Table 1). In addition, I have developed a list of cultigens that should be considered for inclusion in the germplasm collection (Table 2). The list was developed from my list of inbreds that are or have been useful in production or breeding, especially those that are no longer maintained commercially.
I hope this report will generate discussion on these cultigens. Is there agreement that they should be maintained in the germplasm collection, and are there any additions or deletions that should be made? Are there seed supplies available (many of them have already been obtained, evaluated and increased as part of the germplasm evaluation effort at NCSU)?
If the cultigens are included in the germplasm collection, they will serve several functions: 1) preservation of useful cultigens that are not being maintained currently, 2) availability of cultigens to plant breeders for cultivar improvement, and 3) provision of reference points for evaluation of the germplasm collection for specific traits. Many of the cultigens are already used as check for earliness, chilling resistance, or disease resistance, so it would be useful to have those a permanent part of the germplasm collection.
Table 1. American type cucumber cultivars and breeding lines that are currently in the U.S.D.A. germplasm collection.
Cultivar |
PI Number |
Origin |
Cultivar |
PI Number |
Origin |
| Alko Bush Cucumber | PI 267747 | United States | Improved Long Green | PI 265887 | Netherlands |
| Apple Shape | PI 135122 | New Zealand | Kyoto Three Feet | PI 400270 | Japan |
| Armour | PI 306785 | Canada | L 2 | PI 401732 | Puerto Rico |
| Beit Alpha | PI 292010 | Israel | L 27 | PI 401733 | Puerto Rico |
| Beth Alpha | PI 211117 | Israel | London Long Green | PI 385968 | Kenya |
| Boston Heyare | PI 344348 | Turkey | M 1 | PI 209064 | United States |
| Boston | PI 344347 | Turkey | M 14 | PI 209065 | United States |
| Butchers Disease Resister | PI 356833 | United Kingdom | M 16 | PI 209066 | United States |
| Clark No. 156 | PI 249896 | Zambia | M 20 | PI 209067 | United States |
| Concorde | PI 373917 | United Kingdom | M 24 | PI 209068 | United States |
| Cool And Crisp | PI 385967 | Kenya | M-2 | PI 466921 | Soviet Union |
| Cornell Chinese Long | PI 267744 | United States | M-2c | PI 466922 | Soviet Union |
| Delcrow | PI 279807 | Canada | Manchuko Wonder | PI 114339 | Japan |
| Delilah | PI 376063 | Israel | Monique | PI 372584 | Netherlands |
| Esvier | PI 255934 | Netherlands | Nagaoka Longfellow | PI 267741 | Japan |
| Everyday | PI 274902 | United Kingdom | Ottawa 41 | PI 451975 | Canada |
| Everyday | PI 374726 | United Kingdom | P. R. 39 | PI 401734 | Puerto Rico |
| Favor II | PI 284699 | Sweden | Spangberg Pickling | PI 342950 | Denmark |
| Favor II | PI 324239 | Sweden | Sporu S | PI 372893 | Netherlands |
| Green Apple | PI 289698 | Australia | Spotresisting | PI 356832 | Netherlands |
| Green Spot | PI 372898 | Netherlands | Washburn’s Waxy | PI 304805 | United States |
| Green Spot Super | PI 277741 | Netherlands | Yates Crystal Apple | PI 135123 | New Zealand |
Table 2. Cucumber cultivars and breeding lines that should be added to the U.S.D.A. germplasm collection.
Cultivar |
Origin |
Cultivar |
Origin |
| A & C | Niagara Seed | Grand Rapids Forcing | Wyoming USDA (NSSL) |
| Addis | N. C. State Univ. | Green Prolific | Wood & Sons (NSSL) |
| Alpha Green | NSSL | Green Thumb | Harris Seed |
| Ansansky | NSSL | Gy 2 | N. C. State Univ. |
| Aodai-Nazare | Asgrow Seed | Gy 3 | Clemson Univ. |
| Arlington White Spine | NSSL | Gy 3u | Cornell Univ. |
| Armstrong Early Cluster | – | Gy 4 | N. C. State Univ. |
| Ashe | N. C. State Univ. | Gy 5 | N. C. State Univ. |
| Ashley | Clemson Univ. | Gy 14 | Clemson Univ. |
| Black Diamond | Hollar | Gy 14u | Cornell Univ. |
| Brice | Burrell Seed (NSSL) | Gy 54 | Clemson Univ. |
| Burpee Pickler | Burpee Seed | Gy 57 | Clemson Univ. |
| Burpee’s Sunnybrook | Burpee Seed | Gy 57u | Cornell Univ. |
| Burpless 33 | Hastings Co. (NSSL) | H 19 | Univ. Arkansas |
| Carnimus | Royal Sluis | Hanover | – |
| Challenger | Niagara (NSSL) | Heinz Pickling | Burpee Seed (NSSL) |
| Chicago Pickling | NSSL | Highmoor | Maine AES |
| China | – | Homegreen #2 | – |
| Chipper | Clemson Univ. | Ilima | Hawaii AES |
| Chipper u | Cornell Univ. | Improved Long Green | NSSL |
| Clinton | N. C. State Univ. | Improved White Spine | Hastings (NSSL) |
| Colonial | Harris (NSSL) | Indefatigable Of Konigsdorf | Wyoming USDA (NSSL) |
| Coolgreen | Asgrow Seed | Japanese Climbing | NSSL |
| Cracker Lee | NSSL | Japanese Long | NSSL |
| Crystal Apple | NSSL | Klondike | NSSL |
| Crystal Salad | – | Lemon | NSSL |
| Cubit | Associated Seed (NSSL) | Little John | Univ. Arkansas |
| Cumberland | NSSL | LJ 90430 | USDA, La Jolla |
| Danish Common | Wyoming USDA (NSSL) | Long Green | Northrup King |
| Danish Mustard | Wyoming USDA (NSSL) | Long Marketer | Ferry-Morse |
| Davis Perfect | Niagara Seed | Long of Keschmet | Wyoming USDA (NSSL) |
| Delicatesse | NSSL | Longfellow | Farmer Seed (NSSL) |
| Double Yield | NSSL | M 21 | N. C. State Univ. |
| Dual | Clemson Univ. | M 27 | N. C. State Univ. |
| Dublin | Stokes Seed | M 41 | N. C. State Univ. |
| Dwarf PSMR 18 WS | Cornell Univ. | Magnolia | Mississippi AES (NSSL) |
| Dwarf SMR 18 u | Cornell Univ. | Maine No. 2 | Maine AES |
| Dwarf Tablegreen | – | Mandarin | Vaughan-Jacklin (NSSL) |
| Earliest of All | Ferry-Morse (NSSL) | Marketer | Associated Seed |
| Early Cluster | NSSL | Marketmore | Cornell Univ. |
| Early Fortune | NSSL | Marketmore 70 | Cornell Univ. |
| Early Green Cluster | Wood & Sons (NSSL) | Marketmore 70F | Cornell Univ. |
| Early Michigan | Burgess Seed | Marketmore 72 | Cornell Univ. |
| Early Russian | NSSL | Marketmore 72F | Cornell Univ. |
| Early White Spine | NSSL | Marketmore 76 | Cornell Univ. |
| English Telegraph | – | Marketmore 76F | Cornell Univ. |
| Everbearing | Burpee Seed (NSSL) | Marketmore 80 | Cornell Univ. |
| Eversweet | – | Marketmore 80F | Cornell Univ. |
| Extra Early Majestic | Wyoming USDA (NSSL) | Marketmore 80 Bw | Cornell Univ. |
| Fletcher | N. C. State Univ. | Marketmore 85 | Cornell Univ. |
| Galaxy | Clemson Univ. | Marketmore 86 | Cornell Univ. |
| Giant White Arnstadt | Wyoming USDA (NSSL) | Marketmore 87 | Cornell Univ. |
| Golden State Pickle | Robinson Seed | Marketsett | Clemson Univ. |
| Midget | Minnesota AES | Seifu | Takii (Wageningen) |
| Milo | Hawaii CTAHR | Seiran | Takii (Wageningen) |
| Mincu | Minnesota AES | Shamrock | Iowa AES |
| Minn. Dwarf Cuke XII | Minnesota AES | Shogoin | Cornell Univ. (NSSL) |
| Model | Associated Seed (NSSL) | Sieger | Wyoming USDA (NSSL) |
| Monopol | Wageningen | Slice | Clemson Univ. |
| Morden Early | Morden, Canada | Smoothie | N. C. State Univ. |
| MSU 713-5 | Michigan State Univ. | Snake | Wyoming USDA (NSSL) |
| Muronium | Niagara (NSSL) | Snow’s Perfection | Harris (NSSL) |
| Nappa 63 | Asgrow Seed (NSSL) | Snow’s Pickling | – |
| National Pickling | NSSL | Sour Pickling | – |
| Natsufushinari | – | Southern Pickler | Arkansas AES |
| Niagara | Cornell Univ. | Southernsett | Harris-Moran |
| Northern Pickling | Maine AES | Spacemaster | Cornell Univ. |
| Ohio MR 17 | Heinz and Ohio AES | Spacemaster 80 | – |
| Ohio MR 25 | Heinz and Ohio AES | Spartan Salad | Michigan State Univ. |
| Ohio MR 200 | Heinz and Ohio AES | SR 6 | Wisconsin AES |
| Orig. Groene St. | Wageningen | SR 551 | Cornell Univ. |
| P 51 | Ferry-Morse | SR 551F | Cornell Univ. |
| P.R. 10 | Puerto Rico AES | SR 551 Bw | Cornell Univ. |
| P.R. 27 | Puerto Rico AES | Stays Green | NSSL |
| Packer | Associated Seed | Stono | Clemson Univ. |
| Palmetto | Clemson Univ. | Straight Eight | NSSL |
| Palomar | Ferry-Morse | Sumter | Clemson Univ. |
| Pick | Clemson Univ. | Sumter u | Cornell Univ. |
| Pickler’s Special | Wyoming USDA (NSSL) | Sunny South | Wyoming USDA (NSSL) |
| Pixie | Clemson Univ. | Tablegreen | Cornell Univ. |
| Pixie u | Cornell Univ. | Tablegreen 65 | Cornell Univ. |
| PMR 551 | Cornell Univ. | Tablegreen 66 | Cornell Univ. |
| PMR 551F | Cornell Univ. | Tablegreen 68 | Cornell Univ. |
| PMR 551 Bw | Cornell Univ. | Tablegreen 72 | Cornell Univ. |
| Poinmarket | Clemson Univ. | Tablegreen 72F | Cornell Univ. |
| Poinsett | Clemson Univ. | Tablegreen 72 Bw | Cornell Univ. |
| Poinsett 76 | Cornell Univ. | Tachibana 1 | Wageningen |
| Poinsett 83F | Cornell Univ. | Tachibana 2 | Wageningen |
| Poinsett 83 bi | Cornell Univ. | Tagoods Her Majesty | Wageningen |
| Poinsett 87 | Cornell Univ. | Telegraph Improved | NSSL |
| Polaris | Clemson Univ. | Tex Long | NSSL |
| Producer | Associated Seed, CT | Tiny Dill | New Hampshire AES |
| Prolific | Sakata Seed | TMG-1 | China |
| PSMR 18 WS | Cornell Univ. | Vestervange | Wyoming USDA (NSSL) |
| PSMR 18 WSF | Cornell Univ. | Wautoma | USDA-Wis |
| Quick Grow | Vaughan-Jacklin (NSSL) | White Lemon | NSSL |
| Redlands Long White | New World Seeds | White Wonder | Northrup King |
| Rhinish Pickling | – | WI 2757 | Wis-USDA |
| Rhinish Drue | – | Windermoor Wonder | Stokes Seed |
| Riesenschal | Royal Sluis | Wis. SMR 12 | Wisconsin AES |
| Robin 50 | Niagara (NSSL) | Wis. SMR 15 | Wisconsin AES |
| Salad Ace 1 | Wageningen | Wis. SMR 18 | Wisconsin AES |
| Salad Ace 2 | Wageningen | WS Royal Improved | Clemson Univ. |
| Santee | Clemson Univ. | Yomaki | Niagara (NSSL) |
| SC 10 | Clemson Univ. | Yorkstate Pickling | Cornell Univ. |
| SC 19B | Clemson Univ. | Zeppelin | Van Der Ploeg |