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| A New Cucumber of Southern China Type F1 Hybrid—‘Lüjian’ |
| LIU Jian-hui，ZHANG Pei-zhi，LIU Si-yu |
| Horticulture Sub-academy，Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Harbin 150069，Heilongjiang，China |
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Abstract ‘Lüjian’is a new cucumber F1 hybrid of southern China type bred by crossing Y-26-2 as female parent and Y-12-6 as male parent．It is of early maturity．Its melon is straight with good uniformity，22 cm in length，3.5 cm in diameter．It has white thorn，scarce thorn tumor．It is bright green in color and very glossy．It tastes slightly sweet and fragrant without bitter flavor．It is resistant to downy mildew and Fusavium wilt．It yields about 45.0 t·hm-2．It is suitable for cultivation in greenhouse in spring and open field in early spring.
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Received: 28 March 2012
Published: 30 July 2012
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