One day,Miriam got a letter along with a watermelon seed from U ncle Esai.The letter said:Miriam,This is a magic seed for you.Plant it,and it will grant1you three wishes.Remember to be patient:the world has its own rh...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.32102383,32225044 and 32130093);the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Grant No.ZR2021QC075);the Taishan Scholar Foundation of the People's Government of Shandong Province(Grant No.ts20190947);the Qingdao Agricultural University Doctoral Start-Up Fund。
High-throughput genotyping tools can effectively promote molecular breeding in crops.In this study,genotyping by target sequencing(GBTS)system was utilized to develop a genome-wide liquid SNP chip for facilitating gen...
the Henan Special Funds for Major Science and Technology,China(221100110400);the Henan Scienti?c and Technological Joint Project for Agricultural Improved Varieties,China(2022010503);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31902038 and 32072564)。
Seed size is an important agronomic trait in melons that directly affects seed germination and subsequent seedling growth.However,the genetic mechanism underlying seed size in melon remains unclear.In the present stud...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32371999);Science and Technology Program of Yulin City,China(2023-CXY-183);Open Project of Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment for Hilly and Mountainous Areas in Southeastern China(Co-construction by Ministry and Province),Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,China(QSKF2023002);National Foreign Expert Project,Ministry of Science and Technology,China(QN2022172006L,DL2022172003L).
Accurate watermelon yield estimation is crucial to the agricultural value chain,as it guides the allocation of agricultural resources as well as facilitates inventory and logistics planning.The conventional method of ...
Supported by Shangqiu Science and Technology Research Project(202405).
[Objectives]This study was conducted to explore a functional organic material formula suitable for watermelon cultivation with high quality,high yield and high efficiency.[Methods]Four treatments were set in the exper...
The watermelon,a simple everyday fruit that,in my opinion easily makes it into my top 5.You can skip meals in summer,but you won't miss watermelon.Needless to say,let's discover some facts about watermelons.西瓜是一...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[32202050];the National Natural Science Foundation of China[32101965];China Postdoctoral Science Foundation[2020M671373];Jiangsu Postdoctoral Research Funding Program[2020Z070];Innovation Training Program for College Students[202310299649X]。
Bitter melon(Momordica Charania L.),a member of the Cucurbitaceae family,is widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions.Saponin,an important functional component of bitter melon,has been proven to exert...
Thisworkwas supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant numbers 31872101 and 32072564);the Henan Special Funds for Major Science and Technology(221100110400);the Excellent Youth Foundation of Henan Scientific Committee(222300420009);the Foundation for Young Talents of Henan Agricultural University(30500728).
Trade-offs between survival and growth are widely observed in plants.Melon is an annual,trailing herb that produces economically valuable fruits that are traditionally cultivated in early spring in China.Melon seedlin...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32225044 to Z.Z.,32130093 to Z.Z.,32102404 to S.C.,32002064 to Y.L.);This work was also supported by the Taishan Scholar Foundation of the People’s Government of Shandong Province and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2020QC157).
Spraying N-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-N′-phenylurea(CPPU),an exogenous cytokinin(CK)growth regulator,is the conventional method for inducing fruit set during melon(Cucumis melo L.)production;however,the mechanism by which ...
This work was supported by the Key R&D Project of Hubei Province(2021BBA101);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2662020YLPY024);the Key R&D Project of Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences(xjkcpy-2022006);the Tianshan Innovation Team(2022D14015);the China Agriculture Research System(CARS-25).
Melon is an important horticultural crop with extensive diversity in many horticultural groups.To explore its genomic diversity,it is necessary to assemble more high-quality complete genomes from different melon acces...