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Slicing Cucumber Variety Trials - Sortable Database

Below are listed the types of slicing cucumbers tested in recent years by the Vegetable Program at the University of Saskatchewan. All cucumber data is divided into yield data and fruit characteristic data.

Pickling Cucumber varieties are also evaluated by the Vegetable Program

Each column in the database tables can be sorted by clicking on the heading (ie. one click will sort the column in ascending order, two clicks will sort in descending order).


Cucmber yield data

Explanation of rating system
Seed Sources
Recommended Cucumber varieties

Download PDF of trials: 2001 - 2000 Yield - 2000 Characteristics


 

Cucumber fruit characteristics

Explanation of rating system
Seed Sources
Recommended cucumber varieties

Download PDF of trials: 2001 - 2000 Yield - 2000 Characteristics


Explanation of rating system

  • *** Previously recommended variety
  • Spacing:
  • In row - 30 cm
  • Between row - 2 m
  • Overall rating:
  • 1 - poor
  • 5 - excellent
  • Taste:
  • 1 - poor
  • 5 - excellent
  • Fruit/Spine Colour:
  • D - dark
  • G - green
  • L - light
  • W - white
  • Spine density:
  • C - coarse
  • F - fine
  • M - medium
  • SLS - spineless
  • Var - variable

 

  • Shape:
  • R - rectangular
  • P - pear
  • F - fat
  • L - long
  • C - curved
  • V - very
  • T - torpedo
  • B - bent
  • Var - variable
  • --- Data not available
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