Physiological Effects of NaCl Stress on Cucumber Germination and Seedling Growth

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:11-13 (article 5) 1999 Huanwen Meng, Hongwen Cui, Yanfeng Zhang, Jing Su and Meng Zhang Horticultural Department, Northwest Agricultural University, Yang Ling, Shaanxi, P.R. China With the world wide development of salinizing soil, more attention has been paid to increasing a plant’s ability to undergo osmotic change (resistance) and withstand salinizing […]

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Free Proline Contents and Catalase Activity in Cucumber Leaves at Elevated Temperatures

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:16-17 (article 6) 1998 Meng Zhang, Hongwen Cui and Sheng Zhao Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agriculture University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China Introduction. Heat tolerance of cultivars in cucumber is a very important character for mid-summer and early autumn production in north China (1,2). If one could distinguish the tolerance of […]

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The Relationship Between Low-Temperature Germination and Chilling tolerance in Cucumber

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:11-13 (article 4) 1998 Jianguo Li Tropical Horticulture Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Science, Danzhou, Hainan, 571737, P.R. China Hongwen Cui and Meng Zhang Horticultural Department, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China Introduction. It is very important to improve chilling tolerance in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). In China, […]

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Heredity Analysis of Photosynthetic Rate and Chilling Tolerance of Cucumber Seedlings Under Low Temperature

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:23-25 (article 11) 1995 Janguo Li, Hongwen Cui and Meng Zhang Horticulture Department, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China Increased attention is now being given to cold resistance in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Cold resistance in cucumber includes two aspects: low temperature tolerance (10-15C) and chilling tolerance (0-5C). Although […]

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Principal Component Analysis for Traits Selection in Cucumber Breeding

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:10-12 (article 5) 1995 Hongwen Cui, Meng Zhang, and Huanwen Meng; Junjun Deng Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China; Xi’an Vegetable Research Institute, Shaanzi, 71200, P.R. China It is not easy to select for numerous traits during crop improvement (3). Principal component analysis (PCA) is a […]

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Production and Introduction of Cucurbit Crops in the Basin of the “Three Rivers” in Tibet, China

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:1-2 (article 1) 1995 Meng Zhang, Hongwen Cui and Jiangui Li Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yuangling Shaanxi, 71200, P.R. China The basin of the “Three Rivers” (the Yaluzangbu, Lhasa and Nyanchu rivers) is situated in the mid-south region of Tibet. It is the center of politics, economics, culture and […]

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Some Morphological Parameters Involving the Mechanism of Early Yield in Cucumber

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:24-26 (article 7) 1994 Meng Zhang and Hongwen Cui Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, YangLing, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China With the development of a market economy in China, increased attention is now being given to early maturity breeding. In the past, only a few traits were selected during hybrid development. […]

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Cucumber Cultivar Cluster Analysis

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 17:14-17 (article 4) 1994 Hongwen Cui and Meng Zhang and Junjun Deng Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China; Xi’an Vegetable Research Institute, Shaanxi 710068 P.R. China Cultivar genetic clustering resulting from differences in trait expression can be the basis for parental selection in hybrid breeding programs. […]

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Application of factor analysis to cucumber breeding

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 16:27-29 (article 9) 1993 Meng Zhang and Hongwen Cui Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling Shanxi, 712100, P.R. China Cucumber breeding objectives suggested by the “Chinese Cucumber Breeding Cooperation Team” include the development of an early maturing, high yielding cucumber which is resistant to anthracnose, fusarium wilt and downy mildew […]

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