Genetic architecture of fruit size and shape variation in cucurbits: a comparative perspective

Y Pan, Y Wang, C McGregor, S Liu, F Luan… - Theoretical and applied …, 2020 - Springer
The Cucurbitaceae family hosts many economically important fruit vegetables (cucurbits)
such as cucumber, melon, watermelon, pumpkin/squash, and various gourds. The cucurbits …

Cucumis sativus Chromosome Evolution, Domestication, and Genetic Diversity: Implications for Cucumber Breeding

Y Weng - Plant Breeding Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cucumber, Cucumis sativus L. is an important vegetable crop worldwide. Among the~ 66
species in the genus Cucumis, cucumber is the only one with 2n= 2x= 14 chromosomes …

Chromosome rearrangements during domestication of cucumber as revealed by high‐density genetic map** and draft genome assembly

L Yang, DH Koo, Y Li, X Zhang, F Luan… - The Plant …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cucumber, Cucumis sativus L. is the only taxon with 2n= 2x= 14 chromosomes in the genus
Cucumis. It consists of two cross‐compatible botanical varieties: the cultivated C. sativus var …

Biomimetic synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii fruit extract and their characterizations, anticancer potential and apoptosis studies …

SK Nagaraja, RS Kumar, B Chakraborty… - Applied …, 2023 - Springer
The utilization of green matrix on the manufacturing of nanocomposites has gained
enormous interest in researchers to optimize an eco-friendly, cost-effective protocol in silver …

Medieval emergence of sweet melons, Cucumis melo (Cucurbitaceae)

HS Paris, Z Amar, E Lev - Annals of Botany, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Sweet melons, Cucumis melo, are a widely grown and highly prized crop. While
melons were familiar in antiquity, they were grown mostly for use of the young fruits, which …

Quantitative trait loci for horticulturally important traits defining the Sikkim cucumber, Cucumis sativus var. sikkimensis

Y Wang, B Jiang, R Dymerski, X Xu, Y Weng - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Key message QTL map** identified simply inherited genes and quantitative trait loci
underlying morphologically characteristic traits of the Sikkim cucumber, which reveals their …

Overview of the origins and history of the five major cucurbit crops: issues for ancient DNA analysis of archaeological specimens

HS Paris - Vegetation history and archaeobotany, 2016 - Springer
The gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, contains five vegetable crops of worldwide importance, the
pumpkins and squash (Cucurbita spp.), watermelons (Citrullus lanatus), melons (Cucumis …