Origin and evolution of cultivated cucurbits

Cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae) are among the most important plant families supplying humans with edible products and useful fibers. Plants of this family are very similar in above ground development, but they have high genetic diversity for fruit shape and other fruit characteristics, resulting in a vari...

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Main Author: Dilson Antônio Bisognin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2002-08-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782002000400028&tlng=en