| 摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第13-16页 |
| CHAPTER ONE:GENERAL INTRODUCTION | 第17-21页 |
| 1.1 Background information | 第17页 |
| 1.2 Cucumber utility | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Problem statement | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Objectives of the study | 第19-20页 |
| 1.5 Justification | 第20-21页 |
| CHAPTER TWO:LITERATURE REVIEW | 第21-41页 |
| 2.1 Potential of cucumber as a pharmaceutical product | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Potential of other cucurbits as pharmaceutical products | 第23-32页 |
| 2.3 Potential of cucumber as a cosmetic agent | 第32-33页 |
| 2.4 Health benefits of plant polyunsaturated fatty acids | 第33-36页 |
| 2.5 The need to diversify and use unexplored cucurbitaceae plant products | 第36-37页 |
| 2.6 Association mapping of lipid biosynthesis genes in Cucumis sativus and related wild species | 第37-41页 |
| Association mapping | 第37-38页 |
| Major Genes involved in fatty acid biosynthesis and accumulation | 第38-41页 |
| CHAPTER THREE:CULTIVAR AND SEASONAL EFFECTS ON SEED OIL CONTENT AND FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF CUCUMBER AS A POTENTIAL INDUSTRIAL CROP | 第41-59页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第41-43页 |
| 3.2 Materials and Methods | 第43-45页 |
| 3.2.1 Experimental material | 第43-44页 |
| 3.2.2 Seed oil extraction | 第44页 |
| 3.2.3 Fatty acids determination | 第44-45页 |
| 3.2.4 Data analysis | 第45页 |
| 3.3 Results | 第45-55页 |
| 3.4 Discussion | 第55-58页 |
| 3.5 Conclusion | 第58-59页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR:SEASONAL PROFILES OF THE OIL CONTENT AND FATTY ACIDS IN UNEXPLOITED WILD CUCUMIS SPECIES | 第59-73页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第59-64页 |
| 4.2 Materials and Methods | 第64-66页 |
| 4.2.1 Experimental material | 第64页 |
| 4.2.2 Seed oil extraction | 第64-65页 |
| 4.2.3 Fatty acid determination | 第65-66页 |
| 4.2.4 Data analysis | 第66页 |
| 4.3 Results | 第66-71页 |
| 4.4 Discussion | 第71页 |
| 4.5 Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE:ASSOCIATION MAPPING OF SEED OIL AND FATTY ACID TRAITS IN CUCUMBER CULTIVARS AND RELATED CUCUMIS SPECIES | 第73-91页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第73-75页 |
| 5.2 Materials and Methods | 第75-78页 |
| 5.2.1 Phenotype | 第75页 |
| 5.2.2 PCR protocol and molecular marker analysis | 第75-76页 |
| 5.2.3 Phenotypic data analysis | 第76页 |
| 5.2.4 Genotypic data analysis | 第76-78页 |
| 5.3 Results | 第78-87页 |
| 5.3.1 Seed oil and fatty acid content variation in the cucumber cultivars and Cucumis species | 第78页 |
| 5.3.2 Genetic structure of 91 Cucumis spp accessions | 第78-80页 |
| 5.3.3 Linkage disequilibrium | 第80-81页 |
| 5.3.4 Marker-trait associations | 第81-87页 |
| 5.4 Discussion | 第87-89页 |
| 5.5 Conclusion | 第89页 |
| 5.6 New knowledge | 第89页 |
| 5.7 Further research | 第89-91页 |
| REFERENCES | 第91-105页 |
| ANNEX 1 | 第105-109页 |
| ANNEX 2 | 第109-137页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第137-139页 |
