The inheritance of cucumber fruit neck size and its linkage relationships with the fruit length and 10 other characteristics was investigated . Frequency distributions and the means of generations indicate intermediate inheritance for neck size and fruit length . Correlation and regression analysis suggest strong linkage between fruit neck size and fruit length . Chi square analysis of the F2 and BC generations indicate independent assortment of the fruit neck size and the following characters : bitterness, female sex expression, spine color, spine size, warted fruit, uniform color of immature fruit, mature fruit color, dull fruit skin, epidermal structure, and powdery mildew resistance .
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