Cucurbits constitute the largest group of fruit vegetables, are widely distributed, and are
consumed for dessert as well as vegetable purposes in tropical and subtropical parts of the …

Dioecy is generally associated with sexual dimorphism, which can be noticed with the naked
eye, but in plants the sex of an individual, at the early stages of development before …

The cucurbit vegetables are the largest and diverse group comprised of 900 species
classified under 130 genera (Jeffrey, 1964; 1980) belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae. The …

Dioecy (separate male and female individuals) ensures outcrossing and is more prevalent in
animals than in plants. Although it is common in bryophytes and gymnosperms, only 5% of …

ABSTRACT Pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.) is one of the most important
cucurbit vegetables in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, particularly in India and …

Pistacia lentiscus var. chia is a valuable crop for its high-added-value mastic, a resin with
proven pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical properties harvested from the male tree trunk. To …

Abstract Pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.) is one of the most nutritive
cucurbitaceous vegetable crops cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions around the …

Garcinia indica (family-Clusiaceae) is highly endemic tree species from tropical rain forest of
Western Ghats of India. It is cross-pollinated and polygamodioecious plant …

Dioecy in general is associated with sexual dimorphism. But, dioecious plants account for
only 6% of flowering species and it is difficult to diagnose sex of the plant before flowering …

Abstract Coccinia grandis L.(Family–Cucurbitaceae), a perennial dioecious herb with
heteromorphic sex chromosomes has the quality of a model plant for analysis of sexual …