| Abstract: 7 different cucumber varieties such as Jinlv 26 and JinzaoNo. 2 etc. were seleted to be thescion, which was grafted on the rootstock Yong zhen No. 8. The results showed that the survival rate ofgrafted cucumber was above 90% except Shu chun yin yu, and the "mini cucumber" reached to the level of98%. After grafting the scion of cucumber fruit weight, transverse diameter, longitudinal diameter were noobvious change; the fruit epidermis wax powder significantly reduced and lustrous; with the same taste ofown-rooted cucumber, no smell; The yield of grafted cucumber increased from 12% to 25% compared to thatof the own-rooted cucumber. The results showed that Yongzhen No.8 was a suitable rootstock specially forgrafting cucumber in greenhouse in Zhejiang Province. |