Singathiya, Prakash
Dhall, Rajinder Kumar
Manchanda, Pooja
Kumari, Priyanka
Lnu, Ritika
Praveen, S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
department of science and technology, SERB -POWER, India (SPG/2021/000999, SPG/2021/000999)
Article History
Received: 5 August 2024
Accepted: 20 January 2025
First Online: 4 April 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The germplasm used in the present study were developed by the breeder (Dr. Rajinder Kumar Dhall) at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India except one variety (Pusa Parthenocarpic Cucumber − 6) and hybrid (Emirstar). All the guidelines were followed as per the University research ethics for development, characterisation and documentation of germplasm accessions. The proper breeding procedure was followed during field experiments and its details were mentioned in material and methods section. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India has been established in 1962 by an act of legislature and is the custodian of crop biodiversity. As a faculty member of the University and Principal Olericulturist at Vegetable Science department, Corresponding author (RKD) is fully authorised to develop, conserve and characterise the germplasm for breeding improved varieties.