Mapping and predicting a candidate gene for flesh color in watermelon

The color of watermelon flesh is an important trait determined by a series of carotenoids. Herein, we used Cream of Saskatchewan (pale yellow flesh) and PI 186490 (white flesh) as parental materials for an F2 segregation and initial mapping using the bulked segregant analysis sequencing (BSA-seq) st...

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Main Authors: Chao-nan WANG, Fei-shi LUAN, Hong-yu LIU, Angela R. DAVIS, Qi-an ZHANG, Zu-yun DAI, Shi LIU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311920634876