Belén Picó

TL;DR: The data suggest that transposon amplification may in part explain the increased size of the melon genome compared with the close relative cucumber, and a low number of nucleotide-binding site–leucine-rich repeat disease resistance genes were annotated, suggesting the existence of specific defense mechanisms in this species.

TL;DR: In this paper, a collection of 69 accessions representative of the morphotypes and some unclassified types was used for analysing the morphological and molecular diversity of Cucurbita pepo.

TL;DR: Advances in genomics are providing breeders with new tools and methodologies that allow a great leap forward in plant breeding, including the ‘superdomestication’ of crops and the genetic dissection and breeding for complex traits.

TL;DR: The first broad survey of gene sequences and allelic variation in C. pepo is presented, where limited prior genomic information existed, and the transcriptome provides an invaluable new tool for biological research.

TL;DR: A new melon IL collection in the Charentais genetic background has been developed and genomic regions that consistently affect flowering and fruit quality traits have been identified, which demonstrates the suitability of this collection for dissecting complex traits in melon.