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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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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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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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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 ...
