Construction of a linkage map and QTL analysis of horticultural traits for watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (THUNB.) MATSUM & NAKAI] using RAPD, RFLP and ISSR markers

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 779-785

  Hashizume, T ^a   Shimamoto, I ^a   Hirai, M ^b  

^a Hagihara Farm Prod Inst Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND TEA SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brix of flesh juice; Citrullus lanatus; ISSR; Linkage map; QTL; RAPD

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DNA; MAPPING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

LINKAGE MAPS;

GENES;

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0038515365     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-002-1030-1     Document Type: Article

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