Part 1 Cucumber varieties are either monoecious or gynoecious in their flowering patterns. » Gynoecious varieties produce only female flowers and have a more concentrated period of fruit production. » There are also parthenocarpic varieties that do not need to be pollinated to produce fruit. Cucumbers, like most cucurbit plants, produce separate male and female flowers on the same plant (Figure 1). In botanical terms, these plants are said to be monoecious (translation, one-house). On monoecious plants, the male flowers contain stamens that produce pollen, while female flowers have pistils that contain the ovule. By contrast, plants, such as tomatoes and beans, produce “perfect” flowers that have both male and female parts present in the same flower. Both male and female structures need to be present so that the pollen from the male flowers can fertilize the ovules in the female flowers to produce viable seed. Cucumber pollen is produced in a sticky mass and is not windblown. Hence, pollination requires the activity of insects that move pollen from male to female flowers, with bees being the most common pollinators. Once pollen has been deposited on the female flower, the pollen grains germinate and grow down the pollen-tubes to reach the ovules, where fertilization takes place. As the fertilized ovules develop, hormones are released that stimulate the division and expansion of fruit cells. The development of cucumber fruit usually depends on the presence of an adequate number of fertilized seed within the developing fruit. Without enough fertilized seed, the fruit either aborts or becomes misshapen Inadequate pollination results in fruit abortion or the formation of misshapen fruit. While wild-type cucumbers and older cucumber varieties are monoecious, cucumber varieties today can have flowering patterns that are monoecious or gynoecious. In this context, the term monoecious refers to having both male and female flowers on the same plant in about equal numbers. Gynoecious cucumber plants, however, produce only female flowers. A cucumber plant that produces mostly female flowers but a few male flowers is called predominantly female, often designated as PF.
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CMS and GSM Hybridization in Hybrid Chili Seeds Production Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) and genic male sterility (GMS) are two different types of male sterility that can occur in chili peppers. CMS is a type of male sterility that is caused by a genetic mutation in the mitochondrial DNA of the chili pepper plant. This mutation affects the development of the anthers, which are the male reproductive structures of the plant that produce pollen. In CMS plants, the anthers do not develop properly and the plant is unable to produce viable pollen, which results in female-biased flowers. CMS is often used in chili pepper breeding programs to create hybrid seeds, as it allows for the production of F1 hybrid seeds without the need for hand-pollination. GMS, on the other hand, is a type of male sterility that is caused by a mutation in the nuclear DNA of the chili pepper plant. This mutation affects the development of the anthers similarly to CMS, but it is controlled by a single gene rather than mitochondrial DNA. GMS can also be used in chili pepper breeding programs to create hybrid seeds. Both CMS and GMS are important tools in chili pepper breeding programs, as they allow for the production of hybrid seeds without the need for manual pollination. However, CMS is more widely used than GMS in chili pepper breeding, as it is easier to work with and produces more stable results. #breeder #hybridvegetableseedsproduction #vegetableseeds #chiliseeds #seeds #farming #farmsemillas #hybridseeds
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Part 4 final Part In addition to gynoecious and monoecious varieties, there is also a third type of cucumber variety, parthenocarpic varieties. Unlike the gynoecious and monoecious varieties, which require pollination to produce fruit, parthenocarpic varieties produce fruit without the need for pollination. Parthenocarpic varieties are seedless, or nearly so (Figure 3), and the fruit develops in the absence of fertilized seed. These varieties can produce seed if pollinated. Therefore, parthenocarpic varieties should be spatially isolated from other types of cucumbers to keep the fruit seedless. Because parthenocarpic varieties do not produce large numbers of seed, even when pollinated, the cost of seed production is high, and the seed of these varieties is typically more expensive than the seed of other varieties. #seedslesscucumber #parthenocarpiccucumber #farmsemillas #hybridseedproduction
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Part 3 Many modern cucumber hybrids are gynoecious. Gynoecious varieties produce large numbers of female flowers and have a fairly concentrated flowering period. Thus, they produce a lot of fruit over a relatively short amount of time. This concentrated fruit production works well in mechanical harvest systems that harvest only once or in multi-pick systems with small harvest windows or the need to rotate to another crop quickly. In contrast, the flowering periods of monoecious varieties are usually more spread-out. Over the course of the season, monoecious varieties will produce about the same number of fruit per plant, but fruit production will occur over a longer time period and require several pickings. This extended fruiting period may work better for growers who desire sustained production over a longer period to supply sales at farmer’s markets or home gardens. The female flowers of gynoecious varieties still need to be fertilized with pollen from male flowers, so a certain percentage of monoecious plants need to be planted along with the gynoecious plants to serve as pollenizers. Most seed companies provide cucumber seed blends that contain 85% to 90% gynoecious seed and 10% to 15% monoecious seed. These blends ensure that the optimal proportion of male to female flowers are present in a planting, resulting in good pollination levels and high fruit yields. #cucumber #cucumberseedproduction #gynoeciouscucumber #agricultureseeds #hybridseeds
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Part 2 MONOECIOUS CUCUMBERS Most older varieties of cucumber are monoecious, often producing more male than female flowers. The male flowers typically develop on the main stem earlier and in larger numbers than female flowers.2 This may be concerning to some, as the plants appear to be only producing male flowers, but the female flowers will start to develop a little later, so that when they are ready to be pollinated, viable pollen will already be present. Environmental factors can affect the proportion of male to female flowers.1 For example, plant density can affect the number of female flowers. At higher densities, plants compete for water, nutrients, and sunlight, and the resulting stress can lead to a higher proportion of male flowers. Optimum populations for hand-picked slicing cucumbers are in the range of 24,000 to 26,000 plants per acre. A range of 26,000 to 30,000 plants per acre is recommended for handpicked pickling cucumbers and a range of 45,000 to 65,000 for machine-harvested pickling cucumber. Other stresses, such as damage from insects or blowing soil, low light intensities, or water stress, can result in the production of fewer female flowers.1 The proportion of male to female flowers is also influenced by temperature, with higher temperatures (86°F and above) promoting maleness and lower temperatures (60°F and below) promoting femaleness. At low temperatures, there may not be enough male flowers to adequately pollinate the crop, while at high temperatures, there may not be enough female flowers to produce the desired number of fruit. #water #cucumber #cucumberseeds #monoeciuscucumberseeds #seed #seeds #seedproduction
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