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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A New Source of Resistance to Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood Identified in Cucumis

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 23 1-3 (article1) 2000 Jin-Feng Chen¹ and Stephen Lewis² ¹Departmentof Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; ² Department of Plant Pathology and Physiology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 Introduction: Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is considered very susceptible to major pathogens active in temperate growing regions (Fassuliotis, 1979). In this regard, […]

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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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QTL Conditioning Yield and Fruit Quality Traits in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:8-10 (article 4) 1999 Arian Dijkuizen Firma RAGT, Hauptstrasse 2, 94533 Ottmaring-Buchhofen, Germany Jack E. Staub Vegetable Crops Research Unit, USDA/ARS, Departments of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI 53706 U.S.A. Introduction Recent molecular appraisals of quantitative trait loci (QTL) have documented the importance of genotype (G) x environment (E) interactions in […]

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Transfer of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Plantlets Regenerated from in vitro Culture

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:5-7 (article 3) 1999 Hongwen Cui Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China Yuxiang Yuan Institute of Horticulture, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450002, P.R. China When plantelets grow in an environment of constant temperature, high humidity, low light intensity and sterile surroundings, they exhibit a […]

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The Relationship Between ACC Synthase (CS-ACS2) and Monoecious Sex Phenotype in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 22:1-2 (article 1) 1999 H. Mizusawa and S. Matsuura Tohoku Seed Co., 1625 Himuro, Nishihara, Utsunomiya 321-3232, Japan S. Kamachi and S. Sakai Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8527, Japan In Japan, monoecious cucumber is very popular, and there are commercial varieties that possess various degrees of monoecious […]

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Correlations Among Yield Components in Exotic Cucumber Germplasm

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:21-24 (article 8) 1998 Jinsheng Liu Agricultural Division, Jiangsu State Farms Group Corporation, No. 1 Zhu Jiang Road, Nanjing 210008, P.R. China Jack E. Staub Vegetable Crops Research Unit, USDA/ARS, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A. Introduction. The genetic relationships among 13 botanical varieties of Cucumis savitus […]

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Stand Correction Methods for Cucumber Fruit Yield

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:18-20 (article 7) 1998 Christopher S. Cramer Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Box 30003, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003-0003 Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Introduction. Field germination of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seeds is highly dependent on environmental conditions. […]

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