Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is one of the important vegetable crops. As the most prominent appearance quality, the color of cucumber peel has important commercial value. The color traits of cucumber peel are quantitative traits, and their genetic expression is affected by the environment. Currently, five major genes have been cloned that control the color of cucumber peel. Among them, CsaARC5 and CsYcf54 control the light green peel of cucumber, w gene controls the white peel, CsMYB36 gene controls the yellow-green peel, and CsMYB60 gene controlled the orange peel, which all regulate metabol...
