Dr. J.A. PatelP.K.Kevadia2017-10-032017-10-032006http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810032129The present investigation comprised of 28 F1s developed from eight parents through diallel mating design excluding reciprocals in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) was carried out at Main Vegetable Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Anand during late kharif crop season of the year 2004-05. The experimental material (28 F1s and 8 parents) was evaluated in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The objectives of the investigation were to study heterosis, gene effects and combining ability effects for fruit yield and its component characters, growth attributes and quality parameters.enGenetics & Plant bredingAnalysisThesis