Fruiting of most cucurbits, among them several commercially used species, relies on
animals that transfer pollen from male to female flowers. To attract their pollinators, many …

Cultivated watermelon (Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris) has a narrow genetic base due to
domestication and breeding focusing primarily on fruit quality traits. Bitter or bland-tasting …

Melon (Cucumis melo), a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, is consumed worldwide. In
melon cultivation, abiotic stress has been found to negatively affect crop growth and …

Phytophthora fruit rot (PFR) caused by the soilborne oomycete pathogen, Phytophthora
capsici, can cause severe yield loss in cucumber. With no resistant variety available, genetic …

WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) proteins are very important in controlling plant
development and stress responses. However, the WOX family members and their role in …

Viroids are pathogenic noncoding RNAs that completely rely on their host molecular
machinery to accomplish their life cycle. Several interactions between viroids and their host …

Abstract The 2023 Nucleic Acids Research Database Issue contains 178 papers ranging
across biology and related fields. There are 90 papers reporting on new databases and 82 …

SUMMARY Melon (Cucumis melo L.), being under intensive domestication and selective
breeding, displays an abundant phenotypic diversity. Wild germplasm with tolerance to …

Complete disruption of critical genes is generally accompanied by severe growth and
developmental defects, which dramatically hinder its utilization in crop breeding. Identifying …

Bitter gourd is an economically important vegetable and medicinal crop distinguished by its
bitter fruits. Its stigma color is widely used to assess the distinctiveness, uniformity, and …