The old people in the countryside say that cucumbers that have been trampled on vines will be bitter

The old people in the countryside say that the cucumber that has been stepped on will be bitter, but in fact, there is a basis for this. The cucumber is stepped on, and the melon vine is harmed, so the cucumber will become bitter.

The main reasons for the bitterness of cucumbers are as follows:

The first is atavism. At first, cucumbers were bitter, and for this reason, the ancestors of cucumbers were also known as bitter cucumbers. The bitter taste of cucumber is due to the fact that it contains - glucoside, which is a bitter substance, and it is also present to protect its seeds from being eaten by other animals, which is conducive to reproduction.

During the long-term cultivation process of humans, the bitter taste of cucumbers is gradually reduced by artificial selection until the bitterness disappears. However, cucumbers are still bitter when they are not ripe, especially in cucumber stems, where the bitterness is still very strong because there are more glycosides. Cucumbers are also a domesticated species.

Sometimes the cucumber seeds purchased by farmers are not pure enough or the generations are not separated enough, and the cucumbers may also have atavism, resulting in the bitter taste of the cucumber.

The second is the temperature, humidity, fertilizer and other problems of growing cucumbers. During cucumber growing, too much moisture, insufficient light, or persistently cold and rainy weather can cause cucumbers to develop a bitter taste, but when the weather improves, the bitterness disappears. In addition, hot weather and excessive application of nitrogen fertilizer may also cause cucumbers to produce more bitter substances, resulting in bitter cucumbers.

Thirdly, because of external reasons, the root of the cucumber is damaged, which can also lead to the bitter taste of the cucumber. Cucumber stems contain more cellulose and lignin. The stem is relatively brittle and has some toughness, and there are many hollow structures on the stem.

Once you step on the vine of the cucumber, the melon vine is injured, and the cucumber will accumulate a lot of nutrients and organic matter to heal the wound, resulting in a bitter taste of the cucumber. In this way, it is really possible to grow cucumbers with a bitter taste, which shows that there is a certain scientific basis for the elderly in rural areas to say that cucumbers that have been stepped on will be bitter.

Although cucumbers are good, there is also a disadvantage, then it is easy to eat very bitter cucumbers, especially when close to the guati, they instantly become "bitter melons", why do crisp, sweet and juicy cucumbers have a bitter taste?

There should be no scientific basis for this, this is related to the elements.

Maybe this is just a folk saying, and there is no scientific basis.

There is some truth to this, after all, they all think so.

This is not necessarily, it still depends on the composition of the soil and the usual care.