Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:8 (article 3) 1984 K. Lertrat and R. L. Lower University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 One of the goals of our breeding program is the development of a commercial high-yielding mechanically harvestable hybrid cultivar. After the completion of three cycles of selection for improving fruit number per plant in two […]
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Pickling Cucumber Population Improvement for Increased Fruit Yield II
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 7:9 (article 4) 1984 K. Lertrat and R. L. Lower University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 Direct selection to improve fruit number per plant has been used as one of the breeding strategies to improve pickling cucumber yield for a once-over mechanical harvesting system in our breeding program. The population improvement […]
Pickling Cucumber Population Improvement for Increased Fruit Yield
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:18-19 (article 9) 1983 K. Lertrat and R. L. Lower University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 Low fruit number per plant (i.e. fruit yield) is the major yield-limiting factor of all existing pickling cucumber cultivars for a once-over mechanical harvesting system. Fruit yield average over three years under commercial field conditions […]
Pickling Cucumber Inbred Line Development by Full-sib Family Selection
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 6:16-17 (article 8) 1983 K. Lertrat and R. L. Lower University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 In an inbred-hybrid breeding system, inbred line development or extraction is preceded by a population improvement phase. Full-sib family selection as proposed by corn breeders (1, 2, 4) is a suitable method for extracting inbred […]