Three antimicrobial sphingolipids were separated by bioassay-guided isolation from the chloroform fraction of the crude methanol extract of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) stems and identified as (2S,3S,4R,10E)-2-[(2'R)-2-hydroxytetra-cosanoylamino]-1,...
The architecture of the root system is fundamental to plant productivity. The rate of root growth, the density of lateral roots, and the spatial structure of lateral and adventitious roots determine the developmental plasticity of the root system in...
In the post−genomics era, Agrobacterium tumefaciens−mediated genetic transformation is becoming an increasingly indispensable tool for characterization of gene functions and crop improvement in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). However, cucu...
It has been shown that monochromatic red and blue light influence photosynthesis and morphology in cucumber. It is less clear how green light impacts photosynthetic performance or morphology, either alone or in concert with other wavelengths. In this...
In Arabidopsis, the small signaling peptide (peptide hormone) RALF34 is involved in the gene regulatory network of lateral root initiation. In this study, we aimed to understand the nature of the signals induced by RALF34 in the non-model plant cucum...
The GC-MS profiling of the endogenous oxylipins (Me/TMS) from cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) leaves, flowers, and fruit peels revealed a remarkable abundance of 16-hydroxy-9,12,14-octadecatrienoic acid (16-HOT). Incubations of homogenates from these o...
Cucurbitaceae comprises 800 species, the majority of which are known for their nutritive, economic, and health-promoting effects. This study aims at the metabolome profiling of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) fruits...
Heat stress during cucumber production often leads to sunburn of leaves, growth retardation of stems and roots, fruit malformation, and even plant death, which have a great impact on the fruit quality and yield. However, no studies on the genetic inh...
Cucumber target leaf spot, caused by Corynespora cassiicola, is an emerging disease with a high incidence that causes severe damage to cucumbers on a global scale. Therefore, efforts need to be undertaken to limit the spread and infection of this pat...
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruits, which are eaten at an immature stage of development, can vary extensively in morphological features such as size, shape, waxiness, spines, warts, and flesh thickness. Different types of cucumbers that vary in the...
Climate change, urbanization and subsequent environmental changes are depleting freshwater resources around the globe. The reuse of domestic, industrial and agricultural wastewater is an alternative approach to freshwater that can be used for irrigat...
The NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER family (NPF) proteins perform an essential role in regulating plant nitrate absorption and distribution and in improving plant nitrogen use efficiency. In this study, cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) NPF gen...
The hollow trait is crucial for commercial quality of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruit, and its molecular regulatory mechanism is poorly understood due to its environmental sensitivity. In the previous research, we obtained the hollow and the non-...
This study aims to evaluate the biocontrol potential of Meyerozyma guilliermondii (CECT13190), an endophytic yeast, and its role in mitigating the adverse effects of abiotic and biotic stress in cucumber plants. The relevance of this study lies in ad...
The GRAS (gibberellic acid insensitive, repressor of GAI, and scarecrow) proteins are a family of plant-specific transcription factors that regulate plant growth, development, and stress response. Currently, the role of GRAS transcription factors in...
Saline–alkali stress severely restricts cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) growth by disrupting ion balance, water status, photosynthesis, and redox homeostasis. Here, we examined the effects of exogenous selenium (Se) on cucumber seedlings exposed...
The aim of this research is to evaluate the effect of foliar application of salicylic acid (SA) on the yield and phytochemical content in hydroponically grown cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). (1) Background: The importance of Mexico’s cucumber pr...
Root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) is a significant challenge in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) production under protected cultivation systems. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of four microbial biocontrol agents (Trichoderma asperellu...
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is one of the most important cucurbit vegetables but is often subjected to stress during cultivation. GRAS (gibberellic acid insensitive, repressor of GAI, and scarecrow) genes encode a family of transcriptional factors...
Seaweed extract biostimulants are among the best modern sustainable biological plant growth promoters. They have been proven to eliminate plant diseases and abiotic stresses, leading to maximizing yields. Additionally, they have been listed as enviro...
The fruit surface is a critical first line of defense against environmental stress. Overlaying the fruit epidermis is the cuticle, comprising a matrix of cutin monomers and waxes that provides protection and mechanical support throughout development....
Edible flowers are a new “old” trend in modern gastronomy and healthy nutrition aimed at increasing food attractiveness and improving the consumption of beneficial phytocompounds that have valuable properties. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L....
Soils contaminated with radionuclides pose a long-term radiation hazard to human health through food chain exposure and other pathways. The uptake, accumulation, and distribution of 133Cs, individual 88Sr, and combined 88Sr + 133Cs, with their physio...
The FAR1-RELATED SEQUENCE1 (FAR1) and FAR-RED ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL3 (FHY3) gene family plays a crucial role in various physiological and developmental processes, including seed germination, photomorphogenesis, flowering and stress responses. However,...
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is a globally prevalent and extensively cultivated vegetable whose yield is significantly influenced by various abiotic stresses, including drought, heat, and salinity. Transcription factors, such as zinc finger-homeodom...
Cucurbit crops—including cucumber (Cucumis sativus), watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), and melon (Cucumis melo)—are of major economic and nutritional importance worldwide. Yet their productivity and quality are severely compromised by folia...
The soil of the Trifinio region, the tri-national territory between Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, is damaged by the expansion of monoculture, which decreases fertility and causes problems for local farmers. Furthermore, the region also faces...
Countries in arid climates, such as Qatar, require efficient water-saving strategies and nitrogen treatment for vegetable production. Vegetable importation constituted approximately USD 352 million of Qatar’s 2019 GDP; hence, enhancing local pr...
Elevated carbon dioxide concentrations can mitigate the significant threats of high-temperature stress to the yield and quality of cucumber fruit during summer. This study aims to elucidate the response mechanisms of cucumber fruit metabolomics under...
Efficient exploitation of genetic diversity is essential for broadening the genetic base of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) breeding. This study evaluated the genetic diversity and population structure of a cucumber breeding collection comprising 60 ac...
The supply chain has been significantly impacted recently, and as a result the handling of products at the delivery and supply stage is of great importance. Currently, the agronomic industry is one of the most studied, but the reliability of harvests...
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), sensitive to cold stress, is one of the most economically important vegetables. Here, we systematically investigated the roles of exogenous glycine betaine, chitosan, and chitosan oligosaccharide in alleviating cold str...
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) greenhouse cultivation offers higher yields and quality compared to open-field systems, but success depends on balanced fertilization. This study compared chemical and biol (liquid organic fertilizer) treatments on cucumber...
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), an important vegetable plant species, is susceptible to low temperature stress especially during the seedling stage. Vacuolar invertase (VI) plays important roles in plant responses to abiotic stress. However, the molec...
Plant U-box (PUB) E3 ubiquitin ligases have undergone significant expansion compared to their fungal and animal counterparts. These E3 ligases play critical roles in diverse biological processes, including responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Ho...
The B3 transcription factor superfamily, crucial for plant growth and stress adaptation, remains poorly characterized in cucumber (Cucumis sativus), a globally important vegetable crop. Here, we conducted the first genome-wide identification of 52 B3...
Cucumber is one of the most important vegetables, and nitrogen is essential for the growth and fruit production of cucumbers. It is crucial to develop cultivars with nitrogen limitation tolerance or high nitrogen efficiency for green and efficient de...
Xishuangbanna cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuangbannanesis), as a rare and endangered cucumber germplasm resource, possesses certain irreplaceable characteristics that make it difficult to reacquire once lost. To ensure long-term preservation...
Xishuangbanna (XIS) cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuangbannanesis) is a semiwild variety originating from low latitude tropic areas, and therefore shows extreme cold sensitivity and heat tolerance. Here, we mapped the quantitative trait loci (...
Bagging is widely practiced to produce high quality and unblemished fruit; however, little is currently known about the effect of bagging on flavor and nutritional quality of cucumber fruits. Here we determined the influence of bagging on fruit quali...
Algal biostimulants are increasingly integral to vegetable cultivation due to their capacity to boost yield, alleviate abiotic and biotic stress, and enhance overall crop quality. This study evaluated the impact of two commercially available algal-ba...
The role of miRNAs in connection with the phenomenon of somaclonal variation, which occurs during plant in vitro culture, remains uncertain. This study aims to investigate the possible role of miRNAs in multi-omics regulatory pathways in cucumber som...
Pesticide application may have adverse effects on crop plants. This study provides initial evidence on the effect of spirotetramat, an insecticide, on plant physiological characteristics as a non-target organism. Cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L.)...
Genetic diversity analysis and cultivar identification were performed using a core set of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). For the genetic diversity study, 280 cucumber accessions collected from four continents...
Accurately understanding the critical threshold of leaf magnesium (Mg) concentration is crucial for rapid diagnosis of crop Mg status; however, little information is available on critical Mg concentration for different physiological processes in dico...
Sugars, which are critical osmotic compounds and signalling molecules in plants, and Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters (SWEETs), which constitute a novel family of sugar transporters, play central roles in plant responses to multiple ab...
The density of herbaceous crops creates a suitable environment to produce pathogens in the soil that intensify the attack of pathogens traditionally controlled by disinfectant, which are mostly prohibited and unlisted because of their toxicity. Graft...
Xishuangbanna (XIS) cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuangbannesis Qi et Yuan), is a botanical variety of cucumber cultivars native to southwest China that possesses excellent agronomic traits for cucumber improvement. However, breeding utilizati...
Ethylene (ETH), as a key plant hormone, plays critical roles in various processes of plant growth and development. ETH has been reported to induce adventitious rooting. Moreover, our previous studies have shown that exogenous ETH may induce plant adv...
The cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is one of the most important vegetables in Bangladesh as well as across the globe. However, many of the important cucumber landraces have disappeared in Bangladesh due to climate change, particularly erratic rainfall...
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