What are the main cultivated cucumber varieties in Sichuan?

Cucumber has a long history of cultivation in Sichuan, which is distributed from suburbs to remote mountain villages and is rich in variety resources. In the suburbs of the city, the early-maturing and early-middle-maturing varieties of main vines are mainly small-fruit cucumbers, while the middle-late-maturing varieties of farmers with lateral vines are mostly large-fruit cucumbers. Basically, they are all types without thorns.

The main excellent local varieties cultivated in Sichuan are Cunjin, Erzaozi, white silk stripe, Wuxiezao and winter cucumber. The excellent varieties introduced in recent years include Jinza No.2, Jinyou 1, Jinlv No.4, Zhongnong110/,Zhongnong No.5 and so on.

In addition, varieties suitable for cucumber cultivation in protected fields are Jinyou No.2, Jinyou No.3, Jinlv No.3, Zhongnong No.7 and Zhongnong 13.