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Exploring the genomic landscape of gummy stem blight resistance in watermelon through QTL-Seq.
BMC plant biology - 27 Nov 2024
Natarajan Purushothaman, Rathnagiri Akilan, Rivera-Burgos Luis A, Lopez-Ortiz Carlos, Tomason Yan, Nimmakayala Padma, Sari Nebahat, Wehner Todd C, Levi Amnon, Reddy Umesh K
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BACKGROUND: Watermelon is a nutritionally and economically significant crop in the US and globally. Gummy Stem Blight (GSB), caused by three cryptic Stagonosporopsis species, is one of the most devastating diseases affecting watermelon in the US, impacting most of the plant's above-ground parts. This study aimed to identify key Quantitative Trait Variants (QTVs) that include SNPs and In/Dels associated with GSB...
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