De novo assembly of the zucchini genome reveals a whole‐genome duplication associated with the origin of the Cucurbita genus

J Montero‐Pau, J Blanca, A Bombarely… - Plant biotechnology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The Cucurbita genus (squashes, pumpkins and gourds) includes important domesticated
species such as C. pepo, C. maxima and C. moschata. In this study, we present a high …

Germplasm enhancement of Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin, squash, gourd: Cucurbitaceae): progress and challenges

HS Paris - Euphytica, 2016 - Springer
Cucurbita pepo is extremely diverse in fruit characteristics. Native to semi-arid and
temperate regions of North America, C. pepo was domesticated at least twice, in Mexico …

[图书][B] Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement: Cereals, Volume 2

RJ Singh, PP Jauhar - 2006 - taylorfrancis.com
Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

Transcriptome characterization and high throughput SSRs and SNPs discovery in Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae)

J Blanca, J Cañizares, C Roig, P Ziarsolo, F Nuez… - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Background Cucurbita pepo belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. The" Zucchini" types rank
among the highest-valued vegetables worldwide, and other C. pepo and related Cucurbita …

Molecular Diversity of a Germplasm Collection of Squash (Cucurbita moschata) Determined by SRAP and AFLP Markers

M Ferriol, B Pico, PF de Cordova, F Nuez - Crop Science, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir. is an important crop in tropical
areas. In Spain, the cultivation of this species is mainly based on landraces maintained for …

Microsatellites for the genus Cucurbita and an SSR-based genetic linkage map of Cucurbita pepo L.

L Gong, G Stift, R Kofler, M Pachner, T Lelley - Theoretical and Applied …, 2008 - Springer
Until recently, only a few microsatellites have been available for Cucurbita, thus their
development is highly desirable. The Austrian oil-pumpkin variety Gleisdorfer Ölkürbis (C …

[PDF][PDF] The genes of pumpkin and squash

HS Paris, RN Brown - HortScience, 2005 - researchgate.net
The Genes of Pumpkin and Squash Page 1 HORTSCIENCE VOL. 40(6) OCTOBER 2005
1620 The Genes of Pumpkin and Squash Harry S. Paris1 Department of Vegetable Crops …

Pumpkin and winter squash

M Ferriol, B Picó - Vegetables I: Asteraceae, Brassicaceae …, 2008 - Springer
The common terms “pumpkin”,“squash”,“gourd”,“cushaw”,“ayote”,“zapallo”,“calabaza”, etc.
are often applied indiscriminately to different cultivated species of the New World genus …

High-throughput SNP genotyping in Cucurbita pepo for map construction and quantitative trait loci mapping

C Esteras, P Gómez, AJ Monforte, J Blanca… - BMC genomics, 2012 - Springer
Background Cucurbita pepo is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, the second-most
important horticultural family in terms of economic importance after Solanaceae. The" …

An SNP-based saturated genetic map and QTL analysis of fruit-related traits in Zucchini using Genotyping-by-sequencing

J Montero-Pau, J Blanca, C Esteras… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background Cucurbita pepo is a cucurbit with growing economic importance worldwide.
Zucchini morphotype is the most important within this highly variable species. Recently …