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Breeding a better cucumber: New genetic map reveals 171,892 structural variants
- February 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Cucumber is an economically important crop worldwide, ranking as the third most-produced vegetable after tomatoes and onions. Yet breeding improved varieties—plants that are more resilient, produce better-shaped fruit, or are less prone to hollowness—remains an enormous challenge.
Originally published at Phys.org