Cucumber economic values and its cultivation and breeding / / Haiping Wang, editor.

Cucumber is a well-known and popular vegetable because of its rich nutrient profile and versatile uses in culinary, therapeutic and cosmetic purposes. This book provides information on the plant's origins, biology, and breeding as well as research on its economic value, utilization, cultivation...

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Place / Publishing House:London : : IntechOpen,, [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introductory Chapter: Studies on Cucumber
  • 2. Antidiabetic Principle in Cucumis sativus L.
  • 3. Cucumber Pickles and Fermentations
  • 4. Cosmetic, Culinary and Therapeutic Uses of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
  • 5. Market Performance and Structure of Cucumber in Ibadan, Oyo State
  • 6. Growth Promoting and Stabilizing of Cucumber Plants Cultivated in Soilless Cultivation Systems Using Biostimulators
  • 7. Soil and Agronomic Management for Cucumber Production in Nigeria
  • 8. Health Beneficial Effects of Cucumber
  • 9. Weed Interference and Management in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
  • 10. Integrated Pest Management for Cucurbits in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
  • 11. The Activity of New Bio-Agent to Control Cucumovirus Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV)
  • 12. Current and Emerging Pests and Diseases of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) in Africa
  • 13. Classical Genetics and Traditional Breeding in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.).