This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract One area of risk assessment for transgenic crops concerns cross-compatible wild and weedy relatives. In squash (Cucurbita pepo), free-living ...

Research into Cucurbita species has revealed significant genetic diversity that underpins a wide range of morphological traits. This diversity, shaped by thousands of years of domestication and ...

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Recently I attended "Old Stories and New Discoveries," a conference put on by the Aucilla Research Institute about the archaeological findings in North Florida. One presentation in particular piqued ...

A transformative study has pinpointed the CpMYB62 transcription factor as a key determinant in the sex differentiation of Cucurbita pepo flowers. This gene mutation, which impedes the female floral ...

For some, pumpkins conjure carved Halloween decorations, but for many people around the world, these gourds provide nutrition. Scientists have sequenced the genomes of two important pumpkin species, ...