Article
Partial sequencing of the bottle gourd genome reveals markers useful for phylogenetic analysis and breeding.
BMC genomics - 27 Sept 2011
Xu Pei, Wu Xiaohua, Luo Jie, Wang Baogen, Liu Yonghua, Ehlers Jeffrey D, Wang Sha, Lu Zhongfu, Li Guojing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.] is an important cucurbit crop worldwide. Archaeological research indicates that bottle gourd was domesticated more than 10,000 years ago, making it one of the earliest plants cultivated by man. In spite of its widespread importance and long history of cultivation almost nothing has been known about the genome of this species thus far. RESULTS: We...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
