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Cucumbers are an important commercial crop in many parts of the world, and they are grown both for fresh market consumption and for pickling. Cucumbers grown in the field typically require pollination to set fruit, while those grown in greenhouses, particularly as practiced in The Netherlands and other European countries, reproduce parthenocarpically (de Rougemont 1989). The plant has a trailing or climbing growth habit and can be trained up trellises, strings, and stakes to conserve growing space (Russo et al. 1991). It is a subtropical species that grows well in temperate climates, however, no varieties have been identified as being frost-resistant.
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Ladyman, J.A.R. (1995). Somatic Embryogenesis in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 31. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78643-3_13
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