Patent ID: 8878012
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: A01H,C12Q,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A plant of a cucumber breeding line having an introgression from cucumber accession PI 169383, a representative sample of seed of which has been deposited with the NCIMB, Aberdeen, Scotland under accession number NCIMB 41532 and depositors reference PI 169383, wherein said introgression is an introgression on linkage group 3 and/or 4 associated with increased yield of said plants, and wherein said plant exhibits an increased yield relative to a plant of said cucumber breeding line lacking said introgression, and said increased yield refers to a higher total fruit weight per plant, wherein introgression on linkage group 3 and/or 4 comprises: at least one segment on linkage group 4 selected from the group consisting of: i) the segment associated with AFLP markers E12/M24-F-063-P2; E11/M62-F-200-P1; ii) the segment associated with AFLP markers E12/M24-F-177-P2; E12/M24-F-176-P1; E25/M13-F-128-P2; iii) the segment associated with AFLP marker E21/M16-F-080-P2; and/or a chromosome substitution of linkage group 3.