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

Highlights•Selection for female flowers is a unique strategy in cucumber domestication.•
Domestication involved selection for fruit surface traits, including spines, warts and …

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is an important vegetable, popular worldwide for its crispy
texture and special flavor. Plant hormones such as auxin stand out for its dominating …

Shapes of edible plant organs vary dramatically among and within crop plants. To explain
and ultimately employ this variation towards crop improvement, we determined the genetic …

Plant organ growth and development are determined by a subtle balance between growth
stimulation and inhibition. Fruit size and shape are important quality traits influencing yield …

Fruit shape and size are important appearance and yield traits in cucumber, but the
underlying genes and their regulatory mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here we …

Highlights•OFPs interact with TRMs and regulate cell division patterns in several crop
species.•TRMs regulate organ shape and microtubule structure.•OFPs may also regulate …

Fruit size and shape are important qualities and yield traits in cucumber (Cucumis sativus
L.), but the factors that influence fruit size and shape remain to be explored. In this study, we …

Fruit shape and size are complex traits influenced by numerous factors, especially genetics
and environment factors. To explore the mechanism of fruit shape and size development in …

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 …