Plant regeneration is essential for survival upon wounding and is, hence, considered to be a
strong natural selective trait. The capacity of plant tissues to regenerate in vitro, however …

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), belonging to the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), is one of the
major vegetable crops in China. Conventional genetic breeding methods are ineffective for …

Clonal propagation and genetic engineering of plants requires regeneration, but many
species are recalcitrant and there is large variability in explant responses. Here, we perform …

Fruit spine is an important agronomic trait in cucumber and the “numerous spines (ns)”
cucumber varieties are popular in Europe and West Asia. Although the classical genetic …

In the post− genomics era, Agrobacterium tumefaciens− mediated genetic transformation is
becoming an increasingly indispensable tool for characterization of gene functions and crop …

Downy mildew (DM) is one of the most serious diseases in cucumber. Multiple quantitative
trait loci (QTLs) for DM resistance have been detected in a limited number of cucumber …

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is one of the most important vegetable crop species in the
world. As conventional breeding of cucumber is very challenging, genetic engineering is an …

Current and advanced breeding tools are being used to improve economically important
horticultural crops to meet the consumers' needs and preferences. Genotyping-by …

Introduction Soybean, as a globally significant crop, has garnered substantial attention due
to its agricultural importance. The utilization of molecular approaches to enhance grain yield …

Background Somatic embryogenesis offers a reliable method for cucumber (Cucumis
sativus L.) regeneration and genetic enhancement against Fusarium wilt. This study aimed …