Fruits represent an important part of the human diet and show extensive variation in size and
shape between and within cultivated species. The genetic basis of such variation has been …

The Cucurbitaceae family hosts many economically important fruit vegetables (cucurbits)
such as cucumber, melon, watermelon, pumpkin/squash, and various gourds. The cucurbits …

Key message A 159 bp deletion in ClFS1 gene encoding IQD protein is responsible for fruit
shape in watermelon. Abstract Watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai] is …

Fruit shape is an important quality and yield trait in melon (Cucumis melo). Although some
quantitative trait loci for fruit shape have been reported in in this species, the genes …

The first single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) maps for watermelon [Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai] were constructed and compared. Three populations were …

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruits, which are eaten at an immature stage of development,
can vary extensively in morphological features such as size, shape, waxiness, spines, warts …

Main conclusion Morphological, QTL, and gene expression analyses indicate variation in
cucumber fruit size and shape results from orientation, timing, and extent of cell division and …

Background Genomic libraries of introgression lines (ILs) consist of collections of
homozygous lines with a single chromosomal introgression from a donor genotype in a …

Cucumis melo is highly diverse for fruit traits providing wide breeding and genetic research
opportunities, including genome-wide association (GWA) analysis. We used a collection of …

Key message Loci on LGIV, VI, and VIII of melon genome are involved in the control of fruit
domestication-related traits and they are candidate to have played a role in the …