Breeding and genetics of resistance to major diseases in Cucurbita—A review

P Sabharwal, S Thakur, S Shrestha, Y Fu… - Crop Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cucurbita crops, which include market types of pumpkin and squash, have unparalleled fruit
variation and equally important economic value worldwide. Pumpkin and squash have …

Genomic position and markers associated with the hull-less seed trait in pumpkin

G Meru, Y Fu, S Shrestha, VN Michael, M Dorval… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) seeds are nutritious and valued as a source of vegetable oil,
protein, healthy fatty acids, and minerals. Pumpkin seeds that are naturally devoid of the …

Whole genome re-sequencing and bulk segregant analysis reveals chromosomal location for papaya ringspot virus W resistance in squash

S Shrestha, Y Fu, VN Michael, G Meru - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Squash (Cucurbita moschata) is among the most important cucurbit crops grown worldwide.
Plant pathogen, Papaya ringspot virus W (PRSV-W) causes significant yield loss in …

Callus stage and morphology affect the DNA yield on the DNA extraction from the sugarcane in vitro callus

AA Aksa, Y Setiawati, H Minarsih, I Riyadi… - … Series: Earth and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The main concern with the micropropagation of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) with a
complex polyploid genome is the frequent occurrence of somaclonal variations. Therefore …