Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Cucumber Economic Values and Its Cultivation and Breeding

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Haiping Wang
Haiping Wang

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,
China

Published06 October 2021

Doi10.5772/intechopen.87508

ISBN978-1-83968-024-3

Print ISBN978-1-83968-023-6

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83968-025-0

Copyright year2021

Number of pages228

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, and therapeutic benefits.

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1. Introductory Chapter: Studies on Cucumber

By Huixia Jia and Haiping Wang

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2. Antidiabetic Principle in Cucumis sativus L.

By Ibitoye Oluwayemisi Beatrice, Ajiboye Taofeek Olakunle, Abdulazeez Azeemat Titilola, Oyegoke Rukayat Abiodun, Muritala Hamdalat Folake and Abubakar Fatimah Aluko

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3. Cucumber Pickles and Fermentations

By Sarmad Ghazi Al-Shawi and Sadiq Jaafir Aziz Alneamah

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7. Soil and Agronomic Management for Cucumber Production in Nigeria

By Bernard Ndubuisi Okafor and Japhet J. Yaduma

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8. Health Beneficial Effects of Cucumber

By Shampa Chakraborty and Sadhana Rayalu

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12. Current and Emerging Pests and Diseases of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) in Africa

By Olawale Arogundade, Titilayo Ajose, Joshua Olumide Matthew and Itunu Adeyemi Osijo

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13. Classical Genetics and Traditional Breeding in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

By Gograj Singh Jat, Tusar Kanti Behera, Suman Lata and Sachin Kumar

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