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 …

A genetic map of melon enriched for fruit traits was constructed, using a recombinant inbred
(RI) population developed from a cross between representatives of the two subspecies of …

Melon (Cucumis melo L.) a member of family Cucurbitaceae is extensively cultivated for its
fleshy fruits. Dependent upon the agroclimatic zones of cultivation along with the local …

The vegetable Momordica charantia L., Cucurbitaceae, is known variously as bitter gourd,
balsam pear, bitter melon, bitter cucumber, and African cucumber (Heiser 1979). Although it …

Lycopene content and flesh color are important traits determined by a network of carotenoid
metabolic pathways in watermelon. Based on our previous study of genetic inheritance and …

Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is an important crop that is cultivated worldwide for its fleshy fruit.
Understanding the genetic basis of a plant's qualitative and quantitative traits is essential for …

Powdery mildew caused by Podosphaera xanthii is an important foliar disease in melon. To
find molecular markers for marker-assisted selection, we constructed a genetic linkage map …

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

This chapter focuses on the genetic variation of Indian melons for resistance to fungal,
bacterial and viral diseases, nematode and insect pests and tolerance to soil salinity …