Genetic diversity in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.): II. An evaluation of selected cultivars released between 1846 and 1978

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 547-558

  Meglic, Vladimir ^a,b   Staub, Jack E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cucumber; Cucumis sativus; genetic markers; germplasm diversity; isozymes

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0030442882     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00138831     Document Type: Article

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