Whole-genome resequencing of Cucurbita pepo morphotypes to discover genomic variants associated with morphology and horticulturally valuable traits

Abstract Cucurbita pepo contains two cultivated subspecies, each of which encompasses four fruit-shape morphotypes (cultivar groups). The Pumpkin, Vegetable Marrow, Cocozelle, and Zucchini Groups are of subsp. pepo and the Acorn, Crookneck, Scallop, and Straightneck Groups are of subsp. ovifera. Rec...

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Main Authors: Aliki Xanthopoulou, Javier Montero-Pau, Ifigeneia Mellidou, Christos Kissoudis, José Blanca, Belén Picó, Aphrodite Tsaballa, Eleni Tsaliki, Athanasios Dalakouras, Harry S. Paris, Maria Ganopoulou, Theodoros Moysiadis, Maslin Osathanunkul, Athanasios Tsaftaris, Panagiotis Madesis, Apostolos Kalivas, Ioannis Ganopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:Horticulture Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-019-0176-9