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Mapping flowering time QTLs in watermelon wild relative Citrullus amarus.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 10 Dec 2025
Ganaparthi Venkata Rao, Wechter Patrick, Levi Amnon, Branham Sandra E
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KEY MESSAGE: Widely used rootstock 'Carolina strongback' delays female flowering of scion(s). Two stable QTLs influencing female flowering time and fruiting time across the seasons and years were identified on chromosome 3. Inbred lines of Citrullus amarus, a wild relative of cultivated watermelon, are widely used as rootstocks to control soil-borne diseases for watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) production. The most...
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