Some of the World's most valuable crops, including watermelon, honey melon, cucumber,
squash, zucchini and pumpkin, belong to the family Cucurbitaceae. We review insights on …

Horticultural plants play various and critical roles for humans by providing fruits, vegetables,
materials for beverages, and herbal medicines and by acting as ornamentals. They have …

The Cucurbitaceae (cucurbit) family consists of about 1,000 species in 95 genera, including
many economically important and popular fruit and vegetable crops. During the past several …

The Cucurbitaceae family (cucurbit) includes several economically important crops, such as
melon, cucumber, watermelon, pumpkin, squash and gourds. During the past several years …

Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) is a popular cultivated vegetable in Asian and African
countries. To reveal the characteristics of the genomic structure, evolutionary trajectory, and …

The botanical family Cucurbitaceae includes a variety of fruit crops with global or local
economic importance. How their genomes evolve and the genetic basis of diversity remain …

The ability of climbing plants to grow upward along others to reach the canopy for
photosynthesis is hypothesized as a key innovation in flowering plants. Most members of the …

Over the last 470 Ma, plant evolution has seen major evolutionary transitions, such as the
move from water to land and the origins of vascular tissues, seeds, and flowers [1]. These …

Cucurbitaceae is one of the most genetically diverse plant families in the world. Many of
them are important vegetables or medicinal plants and are widely distributed worldwide. The …

Momordica charantia L. var. abbreviata Ser.(Mca), known as bitter gourd or bitter melon, is a
Momordica variety with medicinal value and belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. In view of …