Low temperature seed germination of cucumber: genetic basis of the tolerance trait

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) germinates in an optimal temperature ranging from 24 to 28 °C. In order to develop cultivars with low temperature germination ability, knowledge regarding its genetic basis is needed. In our earlier study, we identified the accession PI 390953 as chilling tolerant and a...

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Main Authors: Kłosińska Urszula, Kozik Elżbieta U., Nowicki Marcin, Wehner Todd C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Horticultural Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2013-0031