Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jie Ren, Lu Yang, Ruifang Cao, Yidan Wang, Can Zhang, Xuejing Yu, Wendi Meng, Xueling Ye
Summary: Metabolome and transcriptome analyses were conducted on the fruit peels of self-rooted cucumber plants and cucumber plants grafted with white seed pumpkin. Differential metabolites and differentially expressed genes were identified between the two groups. These genes were enriched in pathways related to plant hormone signal transduction, cutin, suberin, wax biosynthesis, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, and zeatin biosynthesis. Six candidate genes related to the synthesis of glycitein, kaempferol, and homoeriodictyol were identified, and TCP and WRKY transcription factors were found to be potentially important in driving the transcriptional changes. This study provides a foundation for understanding the biosynthesis and regulation of wax loss and quality in grafted cucumbers and sheds light on the molecular mechanisms of grafting onto cucumber fruit.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy, Yaser Hassan Dewir, Dayanand Dalawai, Nasser Al-Suhaibani
Summary: This study assessed the chemical composition of wild cucumber seeds and seed oils, finding that wild cucumber seed oil is rich in fatty acids, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, and fiber, making it a potential raw material in food applications.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Shahana Wahid, Ali Alqahtani, Rafeeq Alam Khan
Summary: The study evaluated the safety and efficacy of ethanol extracts from pumpkin and cucumber seeds for their analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity. The extracts were found to be safe and showed significant effects, making them potential candidates for effective analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents.
SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Rebecca Grumet, Ying-Chen Lin, Stephanie Rett-Cadman, Ajaz Malik
Summary: Cucumber fruits exhibit extensive variation in morphological features such as size, shape, waxiness, spines, warts, and flesh thickness. Genetic factors influencing floral organ establishment, cell division and cell cycle regulation, hormone biosynthesis and response, sugar transport, trichome development, and cutin, wax, and pigment biosynthesis have been identified as factors influencing cucumber fruit morphology. Understanding and manipulating these genetic factors can lead to the development of cucumber varieties with desired traits and improved qualities for consumers.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lin Chen, Fenghua Zheng, Zili Feng, Yue Li, Muxuan Ma, Guoping Wang, Hongbo Zhao
Summary: The research found that the expression of the CsVI2 gene and the activity of vacuolar invertase in cucumber seedlings were significantly induced by drought stress. In addition, drought stress led to changes in the expression of certain related genes and alterations in the activities of sucrose metabolism enzymes. Transgenic cucumber seedlings overexpressing CsVI2 exhibited enhanced vacuolar invertase activity and drought tolerance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yanyan Liu, Shaoyun Dong, Shuang Wei, Weiping Wang, Han Miao, Kailiang Bo, Xingfang Gu, Shengping Zhang
Summary: This study identified a quantitative inherited heat tolerance QTL-qHT1.1 in adult cucumber, with marker HT-1 showing a high accuracy of 97.8% in heat-sensitive plants. Further sequence analysis revealed multiple genes possibly involved in heat tolerance. The study provides valuable markers for heat tolerance breeding in cucumber and lays the foundation for identifying heat-tolerant genes.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Edita Jukneviciene, Honorata Danilcenko, Elvyra Jariene, Vilma Zivatkauskiene, Johanna Zeise, Jurgen Fritz
Summary: The study aims to investigate the influence of fermented manure and silica products on yield and nutritive components in three pumpkin cultivars. The results show that horn manure application can increase yield, while horn silica use can enhance quality, and the combination of both can have a compensatory effect at a high quality level. Furthermore, the effects of biodynamic preparations should be further tested on a plant species-specific basis.
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Qiushui Wang, Xin Zhou, Yue Liu, Yan Han, Jia Zuo, Jie Deng, Liyan Yuan, Lijuan Gao, Wenbo Bai
Summary: This study showed that the application of mixed oligosaccharides had significant effects on the bacterial communities in cucumber plants' phyllosphere, rhizosphere, and bulk soil. The presence of mixed oligosaccharides increased the abundance of potential growth-promoting bacteria and altered bacterial interaction networks, leading to improved plant growth and yield.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Qiumin Chen, Guangchao Yu, Xiangyu Wang, Xiangnan Meng, Chunmao Lv
Summary: Powdery mildew resistance in cucumbers has been a challenging topic due to unclear inheritance patterns, but recent advances in understanding defense-related genes and signaling pathways have shed light on this issue. Cloning of PM resistance genes and verification of their functions in cucumbers have provided valuable insights for breeding resistant cucumber varieties. The novel discoveries in molecular mechanisms of PM resistance have laid a foundation for further research and breeding efforts.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maria Carmen Pinero, Gines Otalora, Josefa Lopez-Marin, Francisco M. del Amor
Summary: The study found that cucumber plants exhibit different responses to nitrogen and CO2 concentrations, affecting their physiological and biochemical processes. Specifically, plants grown with NH4+ and e[CO2] showed higher photosynthesis rates and other parameters. Furthermore, enhancing the GS/GOGAT pathway can improve nitrogen assimilation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yaqi Zhang, Junjun Shen, Ezra S. Bartholomew, Mingming Dong, Shuying Chen, Shuai Yin, Xuling Zhai, Zhongxuan Feng, Huazhong Ren, Xingwang Liu
Summary: The TBH gene in cucumber is preferentially expressed in multicellular trichomes and regulates their development, ethylene accumulation, and sex expression by directly binding to the promoters of the CsACS genes. This study provides new insights into the molecular mechanism of CsTBH in cucumber trichome development and sex expression through an ethylene pathway.
Article
Plant Sciences
Tao Wang, Xiaohong Lu, Chenggang Xiang, Xiaojun Li, Wenqian Liu, Qing Wang, Zixi Liu, Lihong Gao, Wenna Zhang
Summary: This study identified 221 CsaP450 genes in the cucumber genome and found that 15 of them can be systemically transported in graft experiments, showing specific enrichment in oxidoreductase activity and secondary metabolic pathways. Comparison with other plants revealed differences in the structures and motifs of these cucumber CsaP450 genes.
HORTICULTURAL PLANT JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Si Ma, Jianguo Lv, Xin Li, Tingting Ji, Zhenxian Zhang, Lihong Gao
Summary: The CsGolS4 gene in cucumber is significantly induced by both cold and drought stresses, with CsGolS4-overexpression plants showing higher RFO contents and suppressed ROS levels, leading to increased tolerance to cold and drought stresses. Conversely, CsGolS4-RNAi transgenic plants exhibit increased vulnerability under stress conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Noomene Sleimi, Rim Kouki, Maryem Hadj Ammar, Renata Ferreira, Rosa Perez-Clemente
Summary: Barium is a nonessential element that can cause deleterious effects in most organisms, affecting plant growth and homeostasis. This study evaluated the effects of Ba stress on Cucumis sativus L., showing that cucumber plants can enhance enzyme activity to counteract oxidative damage under Ba treatments.
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zili Feng, Fenghua Zheng, Silin Wu, Rui Li, Yue Li, Jiaxin Zhong, Hongbo Zhao
Summary: This study identified the key role of vacuolar invertase CsVI1 in cucumber seedlings, showing its ability to enhance hexose accumulation under low temperature stress and improve cold tolerance. This provides insights into the molecular and biochemical mechanisms of VI function in cucumber, highlighting its importance in plant responses to abiotic stress.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)