Dissecting Genetic Variability and Multi-Trait Performance in Cucumber

CU-11 is the only cucumber genotype selected by both MGIDI and MTSI, indicating a favourable balance of multi-trait performance and relative interannual stability across 2025–2026 Rabi seasons.

• Why it matters: Cucumber breeding often evaluates yield or quality in isolation, leaving uncertainty about genotypes that simultaneously balance productivity, earliness, fruit quality, and postharvest traits over time.
• What they did: Eighteen cucumber genotypes were tested in consecutive Rabi seasons (2025 and 2026) with 23 agronomic, phenological, yield, fruit-quality, and postharvest traits; 12 core traits were used for genetic and multivariate analyses including MGIDI and MTSI.
• The result: MGIDI selected CU-09, CU-11, and check variety Anuska, while MTSI selected CU-11, CU-01, and CU-06; CU-11’s overlap supports its use for breeding and further validation under these conditions.

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