TRACT
Breeding for yield traits in cucumber genotypes were investigated at the
Experimental Farm of Dura International for Agricultural Development
company in Beni-Sweif governorate, Egypt during the successive seasons from
2019 to 2023. In this program, cucumber inbreds were developed using single
plant selection method. Selected inbreds were crossed and the resulting hybrids
were evaluated with three widely growing hybrids (Bahi, Sakr, and Zein).
Analysis of variance revealed highly significant differences among the tested
genotypes for early, late, and total fruit yield. Among the crosses P13xP25,
P20xP27, P27xP26, P28xP13 and P18xP21 exhibited the highest superiority
effect for the yield characteristics over the best three commercially checks.
Therefore, this breeding program led to selections of good cucumber inbreds
which can be grown to produce early, late and total high yield of cucumber
under the Middle Egypt growing conditions and similar locations. Moreover,
much money which is always spent in importing seeds of foreign cucumber
hybrids can be saved.