Response to Phenotypic Selection for Multiple Lateral branching in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:8-11 (article 3) 2000 G. Fazio and J.E. Staub USDA-ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Horticulture, 1575 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706 Introduction. The acreage planted for mechanically-harvested cucumbers in the United States has increased 30 to 40% in the last 20 years. Because of rising labor […]

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Method for the Development and characterization of Microsatellite Markers in Cucumber

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23:4-7 (article 2) 2000 G. Fazio and J.E. Staub USDA-ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Horticulture, 1575 Linden Dr., Madison WI 53706 Introduction. Genetic markers such as isozymes, RAPDs and RFLPs have ben characterized in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) (Dijkhuizen et al., 1996; Serquen et al., 1997). […]

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