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ClZISO mutation leads to photosensitive flesh in watermelon
The mutation of ClZISO identified in EMS-induced watermelon leads to photosensitive flesh in watermelon.
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Sugar transporter VST1 knockout reduced aphid damage in watermelon
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Open AccessResequencing of 414 cultivated and wild watermelon accessions identifies selection for fruit quality traits
Fruit characteristics of sweet watermelon are largely the result of human selection. Here we report an improved watermelon reference genome and whole-genome resequencing of 414 accessions representing all exta...
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Engineering herbicide-resistant watermelon variety through CRISPR/Cas9-mediated base-editing
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Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-based gene knockout in watermelon
CRISPR/Cas9 system can precisely edit genomic sequence and effectively create knockout mutations in T0 generation watermelon plants.
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Comparative dynamics of ethylene production and expression of the ACS and ACO genes in normal-ripening and non-ripening watermelon fruits
Watermelon fruit is traditionally classified as non-climacteric, but it has been reported to be hypersensitive to exogenous ethylene: resulting in accelerated softening and water-soaking. The previous studies ...
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Open AccessGenetic analysis and chromosome map** of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (FON) race 1 and race 2 in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.)
Fusarium wilt (FW) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (FON) is the major soilborne disease of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.). The development and deployment of resistant cultivars is generally consider...
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Open AccessAn integrated genetic map based on four map** populations and quantitative trait loci associated with economically important traits in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
Modern watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.) cultivars share a narrow genetic base due to many years of selection for desirable horticultural qualities. Wild subspecies within C. lanatus are important potential sourc...
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Dynamic characteristics of sugar accumulation and related enzyme activities in sweet and non-sweet watermelon fruits
Sugar content largely determines watermelon fruit quality. We compared changes in sugar accumulation and activities of carbohydrate enzymes in the flesh (central portion) and mesocarp of elite sweet watermelon...
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Application of comparative genomics in develo** markers tightly linked to the Pm-2F gene for powdery mildew resistance in melon (Cucumis melo L.)
Powdery mildew caused by Podosphaera xanthii is an important disease of melon, and race 2F is the predominant race in most areas of China. Resistance to P. xanthii race 2F in melon K7-1 was controlled by a domina...
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Open AccessThe draft genome of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and resequencing of 20 diverse accessions
Zhangjun Fei and colleagues report the draft genome of a Chinese elite watermelon inbred line 97103 and resequencing of 20 diverse accessions that represent the three subspecies of Citrullus lunatus. Comparative ...
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Identification and validation of a core set of microsatellite markers for genetic diversity analysis in watermelon, Citrullus lanatus Thunb. Matsum. & Nakai
Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus Thunb. Matsum. & Nakai is an important vegetable crop worldwide. Due to its narrow genetic base, detection and utilization of the genetic variations, cultivar identification and incr...
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Open AccessCharacterization of transcriptome dynamics during watermelon fruit development: sequencing, assembly, annotation and gene expression profiles
Cultivated watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus] is an important agriculture crop world-wide. The fruit of watermelon undergoes distinct stages of development with dramatic changes ...
