Peel color is an important factor affecting commodity quality in vegetables; however, the
genes controlling this trait remain unclear in wax gourd. Here, we used two F2 genetic …

Wax gourd (Benincasa hispida), a popular fruit of the Cucurbitaceae (cucurbits) family,
contains many nutrients with health benefits and is widely grown in China and other tropical …

The fruit peel color is an important factor that affects its quality. However, genes involved in
regulating pericarp color in bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) have not been explored to …

Glossiness is an important quality-related trait of Chinese cabbage, which is a leafy
vegetable crop in the family Brassicaceae. The glossy trait is caused by abnormal cuticular …

Key message Map-based cloning was used to identify the BrWAX2 gene, which was
involved in the cuticular wax biosynthesis. The malfunction of BrWAX2 together with other …

Purple leaves are rich in health-protecting anthocyanins and food colorants in Brassica
juncea. But the causal gene, which is related to leaf color formation, have not been reported …

Cuticular waxes covering the outer plant surface impart a whitish appearance. Wax-less
cabbage mutant shows glossy in leaf surface and plays important roles in riching cabbage …

Cuticular waxes play important roles in plant protection against various biotic and abiotic
environmental stresses. The cuticular wax covering gives normal cabbage a glaucous …

Abstract Background Wax gourd [Benincasa hispida (Thunb) Cogn.(2 n= 2 x= 24)] is an
economically important vegetable crop of genus Benincasa in the Cucurbitaceae family …

Yellow seed is a desirable quality trait of the Brassica oilseed species. Previously, several
seed coat color genes have been mapped in the Brassica species, but the molecular …