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| A New Pickling Cucumber F_1 Hybrid Bred from Interspecific Hybridization |
| Chen Longzheng; Chen Jinfeng; Jack Staub; et al. |
| State Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement; College of Horticulture; Nanjing Agricultural University; 210095; 2USDA/ARS; Department of Horticulture; University of Wisconsin; Madison 53706; U. S. A. |
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Abstract A new pickling cucumber line 7012A was developed through interspecific hybridization of cultivated cucumber Beijingjietou with the Cucumis wild species C. hystrix and subsequent backcrossing of the hybrid to cucumber and selection from the selfed progenies. This line was used to cross with an elite American pickling cucumber line (7011A) from the University of Wisconsin to produce F 1. The results indicated that the F 1 has significant heterosis over its parents in yield and growth vigor. The plants ...
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Received: 16 February 2004
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