Genetic analysis of yield components in cucumber at low plant density

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 522-528

  Serquen, Felix C ^a   Bacher, Jeff ^a   Staub, Jack E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Determinate; Multiple lateral branching; Once over mechanical harvest; Plant architecture; Sex expression

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0030793927     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.4.522     Document Type: Article

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