An integrated genetic map based on four mapping populations and quantitative trait loci associated with economically important traits in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ren, Yi ^a,b   McGregor, Cecilia ^c   Zhang, Yan ^b   Gong, Guoyi ^b   Zhang, Haiying ^b   Guo, Shaogui ^b   Sun, Honghe ^b   Cai, Wantao ^b   Zhang, Jie ^b   Xu, Yong ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b BEIJING VEGETABLE RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated genetic map; QTL; Sugar content; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CITRULLUS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; PLANT GENOME; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CITRULLUS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME, PLANT; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 84892471920     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-14-33     Document Type: Article

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