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Construction and application of a new watermelon germplasm with the phenotype of dwarf and branchless.
Functional & integrative genomics - 25 Sept 2023
Dou Junling, Kang Qishuai, Li Tengwei, Umer Muhammad Jawad, Alharthi Badr, Liu Dongming, Yang Sen, Niu Huanhuan, Ma Changsheng, Zhu Huayu, Yang Luming
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Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a widely cultivated cucurbitaceae crop appreciated by consumers worldwide. However, the long vine and abundant lateral branches of currently cultivated watermelon varieties hinder light simplification and mechanized cultivation, affecting plant spacing and row spacing requirements. To address this, the development of watermelon with dwarf and branchless traits has become a...
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