Fine mapping and characterization of the bitter gourd mature fruit-length QTL mfl5.1 reveals a lectin receptor-like kinase gene McLECRK1b controlling fruit elongation.

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KEY MESSAGE: A 2-bp insertion in McLecrk1b encoding an L-type lectin receptor-like kinase (L-LecRLK), the candidate gene for the major QTL mfl5.1 for mature fruit length, results in a premature stop codon and causes short fruit in bitter gourd. Fruit length is a key determinant of yield and market class in bitter gourd, yet the causal genes controlling fruit elongation remain largely unknown. In our previous QTL...

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• Chromosome Mapping
• Cucurbitaceae
• Fruit
• Gene Expression Regulation, Plant