Chromosome studies in the genus Cucumis |
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Authors: | Fenny Dane T Tsuchiya |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Horticulture, Colorado State University, 80523 Fort Collins, CO, USA;(2) Department of Agronomy, Colorado State University, 80523 Fort Collins, CO, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary Cytological investigations of 50 wild Cucumis introductions revealed the presence of three tetraploid species with 2n=48 chromosomes, and one hexaploid species with 2n=72 chromosomes, while all other species are diploid containing 2ns=14 or 2n=24 chromosomes. Two of the tetraploid species, C. heptadactylus (P.I. 282446), and a species related to C. zeyheri (P.I. 273192, 299570, 299571, and 299572) are natives of South Africa, while C. aculeatus (P.I. 193967, 196844, 273648, 273649, and 273650) is found in Ethiopia. The hexaploid, C. figarei (P.I. 343699, 343700, 343701), is a native of Nigeria. All polyploids are perennial, have efficient vegetative reproduction systems, and may have originated from the spontaneous formation of polysomatic cells.Supported by the Colorado State University Experiment Station and published as Scientific Series Paper No. 2089. |
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Keywords: | Cucumis chromosome number |
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