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Genetic variation among 155 U.S. modern and heirloom cultivars was assessed from assays of 21 polymorphic isozyme loci. Four loci (Fdp-1, Mdh-1, Mpi-1 and Pgd-1) were monomorphic. Multivariate analyses partitioned cultivars into two distinct groups: those released before 1968, and those released after 1968. Cluster analysis produced a dendrogram with 14 nodes and 28 groups. Modern U.S. and European cultivars released after 1968 differed in isozyme frequencies. Isozymic profiles clearly discriminated some cultivars with unique attributes and/or pedigrees [e.g., ‘Windermoor Wonder’ (USA), ‘Gergana’ (The Netherlands), ‘Seiram’ (The Netherlands), ‘Fancy Pak’ (USA), ‘Dasher 2’ (USA), and WI 2757 (USA)].
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Meglic, V., Staub, J.E. Genetic diversity in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.): II. An evaluation of selected cultivars released between 1846 and 1978. Genet Resour Crop Evol 43, 547–558 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00138831
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