Cucumber as a Processed Vegetable

• Published in: Processing Vegetables pp. 129 - 193
• Main Authors: Staub, J. E., Bacher, J.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: CRC Press 1997
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Salt Brining; Female Sex Expression; Cucumber Fermentation; Brined Cucumber; Dill Weed; Angular Leaf Spot; Cucumber Beetle; Acc Synthase; Gummy Stem Blight; Source Sink Relationships; Lactic Acid Bacteria; CMV; Belly Rot; Sex Expression; Multiple Lateral; Internal Product Temperature; Bruised Fruit; Pistillate Flowers; Downy Mildew; Pickling Cucumber; Cucumber Fruit; Pectin Methylesterase; Gynoecious Lines; Bloater Formation
• ISBN: 1566765072; 9781566765077
• DOI: 10.1201/9780203741863-8

This chapter provides selected information regarding the improvement of yield and quality and to review certain aspects of technology as they relate to the processed product. Molecular marker technology is discussed with reference to its potential for improving fruit yield and quality, and technologies relating to the culture, harvesting, and processing of cucumber are described as they relate to yield and product quality. Standard cucumber varieties possess an indeterminate plant habit and one to two primary lateral branches originating from the main stem. Ethylene is considered the primary hormone affecting femaleness, while gibberellins regulate male sex expression. However, characterization of the ethylene biosynthetic pathway and the effects of different substances on ethylene biosynthesis and/or action has improved our understanding of the role of ethylene in sex expression. Manipulation of plant architecture with concomitant adjustments in plant population density can be utilized to increase yield.