Effects of Calcium on Cucumber(Cucumis sativus L.) Seed Germination, Seed Storage and Seedling Growth

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:23-24 (article 8) 1996 Huanwen Meng, Zhihui Cheng and Hongwen Cui Department Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China Introduction. Calcium is not only a macroelement, but one of the major regulators of plant metabolism (2,3). It has been reported that soaking peanut seeds with 30 mmol/l of Ca2+ […]

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The Production of Buddha’s Hand in China

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:64-65 (article 30) 1995 Zhihui Cheng, Huanwen Meng, and Hongwen Cui Dept. of Hort., Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China The Buddha’s hand (Sechium edule swart.) is a perennial root vegetable of Mexican origin. It is suitable for production in the tropic and subtropic regions. Its name comes from […]

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The Relationship Between Storage Time and Viability of Cucumber Seeds (Cucumis sativus L.)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:16 (article 7) 1995 Huanwen Meng, Zhihui Cheng, Hongwen Cui and Engrang Zhang Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yang Ling, Saanxi 712100, P.R. China Introduction. Although it is well known that plant seeds will lose their vigor and viability during storage, there is a saying in China that the potential […]

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