A new synthetic species of Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) from interspecific hybridization and chromosome doubling

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Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 315-319

  Chen, Jin Feng ^a   Kirkbride, Joseph H ^b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphidiploid; C. hystrix; C. hytivus; C. sativus; Chromosome doubling; Cucumis; Cucurbitaceae; Fertility restoration; Interspecific hybridization

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME DOUBLING; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRID; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS HYSTRIX; CUCUMIS HYTIVUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0034496838     PISSN: 0007196X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2666583     Document Type: Article

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1. Attempts at colchicine doubling of an interspecific hybrid of Cucumis sativus L. × C. hystrix Chakr. by direct embryo culture
2. The xishuangbanna gourd (Cucumis sativus var. xishuangbannesis Qi & Yuan), a traditionally cultivated plant of the Hanai people, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China
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4. Successful interspecific hybridization between Cucumis sativus L. and C. hystrix Chakr
5. 1 interspecific hybrid
6. A review of the Cucurbitaceae