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The Formation of Fruit Quality in Cucumis sativus L.
Cucumber is one of the most widely grown vegetables in China and an indispensable fresh fruit in the diet. With the development of society, the demand of people for cucumber quality is higher and higher.
Juping Zhang +6 more
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Background The study assessed the effects of aqueous extracts of Allium cepa, Cucumis sativa and their combined formulation (1:1) on changes in body weight, fasting blood glucose level (FBGL), pancreas morphology and serum lipid concentration in ...
O. M. Ighodaro +4 more
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History of Controlled Environment Horticulture: Ancient Origins
In the first century CE, two Roman agricultural writers, Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella and Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder), referred to proto-greenhouses (specularia) constructed for the Emperor Tiberius (42 BCE–37 CE) presumably adjacent to
Jules Janick, Harry Paris
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The Crop-Group and the inconsistent use of Linnean names in the taxonomy of domesticated plants [PDF]
There have been several proposals for classification categories for systematic groups of domesticated plants. In the 6th edition of the International Code for Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) only two main categories were included, the cultivar ...
Berg, R.G., van den +1 more
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A chromosome-scale genome assembly of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
Background Accurate and complete reference genome assemblies are fundamental for biological research. Cucumber is an important vegetable crop and model system for sex determination and vascular biology.
Qing Li +8 more
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Molecular Control of Fruit Ripening and Sensory Quality of Charentais Melon [PDF]
Traditional Charentais melons have a typical climacteric behavior with ethylene playing a major role in the regulation of the ripening process.
El-Sharkawy, Islam +4 more
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Chemical Compounds and Pharmacological Activities of Cucumis genus
Cucumis genus is one of the genera from the Cucurbitaceae family. Cucumis genus plants have many health benefits. They are known as traditional medicinal plants in several countries in Asia, including Indonesia. This literature review discusses the topic
M. Insanu +3 more
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Population dynamics of Meloidogyne incognita on cucumber grafted onto the Cucurbita hybrid RS841 or ungrafted and yield losses under protected cultivation [PDF]
The influence of the squash hybrid RS841 rootstock (Cucurbita maxima x C. moschata) on population dynamics of Meloidogyne incognita and yield of cucumber cv. Dasher II was assessed during 2013 and 2014 in a plastic greenhouse.
Giné, Ariadna +3 more
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The genus Cucumis, includes the cucumber (2n = 14), melon (2n = 24), and other wild species, which is a good model for studying genome organization and evolution due to their variation in genome size and basic chromosome number.
Shuqiong Yang +7 more
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The genus Cucumis contains 52 species, including two economically significant crops, cucumber, and melon, as well as some important landraces. Cucumis melo L. ‘Shengkaihua’ is a widely cultivated landraces in China.
Hong Cheng +3 more
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