The family Cucurbitaceae includes many economically important crops, such as cucumber
(Cucumis sativus), melon (Cucumis melo), watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), and zucchini …

Cucumber belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae (melon genus) and is an annual herbaceous
vegetable crop. Cucumber is an important cash crop that is grown all over the world. From …

Sex determination in plants gives rise to unisexual flowers that facilitate outcrossing and
enhance genetic diversity. In cucumber and melon, ethylene promotes carpel development …

Andromonoecy is a widespread sexual system in angiosperms, characterized by plants
carrying both male and bisexual flowers. Monoecy is characterized by the presence of both …

Unisexual flowers provide a useful system for studying plant sex determination. In cucumber
(Cucumis sativus L.), three major Mendelian loci control unisexual flower development …

Sex determination in plants involves a variety of mechanisms. Here, we report the map-
based cloning and characterization of the unisexual-flower-controlling gene M. M was …

The plant family Cucurbitaceae, also known as" cucurbits," consists of various squashes,
melons, gourds, cucumbers, and pumpkins. This handbook contains information on cultural …

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 …

It is well established that ethylene promotes female flower development in cucumber.
However, little is known about how the gaseous hormone selectively affects female flowers …

In plants, unisexual flowers derived from developmental sex determination form separate
stamens and pistils that facilitate cross pollination. In cucumber and melon, ethylene plays a …