Bud Induction of Serpent Gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.) In Vitro

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:80-82 (article 27) 2000 Zhang Lihua, Cheng Zhihui, Cui Hongwen and Xue Wanxin Department of Horticulture, Northwest Science and Technology University of Agriculture and Forestry, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China Introduction. Serpent gourd belongs to Cucurbitaceae and originates in the tropic area of Asia. The cultivation of serpent gourd occurs mainly in […]

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Health-Protection Composition of Pumpkin

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:59-60 (article 22) 1999 Tian Chengrui and Li Yun Department of Food Science, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shanxi, 712100, P.R. China Cui Hongwen and Cao Wei Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Shanxi, 71200, P.R. China Pumpkin (cucurbita moschata Duch.) is well known as both vegetable and food. Recently studies have […]

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Ethylene Production and the Evaluation of Tolerance to Low-temperature in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:14-15 (article 5) 1998 Yu Shuancang Beijing Vegetable Research Center. Beijing, 100081, P.R. China Cui Hongwen Department of Horticulture. Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China Introduction. As apparently universal response to stress by plants is the production of ethylene. In addition to “normal” production of ethylene, as in fruit […]

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Effects of Copper Seedcoat Agent on Cucumber Germination and Seedling Growth

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:8-10 (article 3) 1998 Meng Huanwen¹, Cui Hongwen¹, Cheng Zhihui, and He Danrao² ¹Horticultural Department, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China ²Garden Afforestration Brigade, Muidanjiang City, Heilongjiang, 157000. P.R. China Introduction. Copper, one of the trace elements in plants (1), is essential to the normal growth of vegetables. Cucumber […]

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Ultra-weak Luminescence and Chilling-tolerance of Germinating Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Seeds

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:4-6 (article 3) 1997 Yu Shuancang, Cui Hongwen and Yuan Yuxiang Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100 P.R. China Lu Jinyin Department of Basic Science, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling , Shaanxi 712100 P.R. China Phytoluminescence analysis (the technique of phytoultramicroanalysis) was developed in the 1970s. Ultra-weak luminescence (UWL) […]

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Biochemical changes in Cucumber Seeds during Germination

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:3-6 (article 2) 1997 Meng Huanwen, Cheng Zhihui and Cui Hongwen Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100 P.R. China Introduction. It is very important to know what biochemical changes occur during seed germination. Such information is important for seed germination and seed physiology research, and for obtaining improved […]

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