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Developmental Biology of Cucurbitaceae
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Developmental Biology of Cucurbitaceae

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Development and Morphogenesis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2022) | Viewed by 5328

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Xueyong Yang

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Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: plant architecture; systemic biology; plant organ development
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Prof. Dr. Rebecca Grumet

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Department of Horticulture, and Graduate Program in Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Interests: cucurbit genetics and genomics; disease resistance; fruit development; plant transformation; biotechnology; biosafety
Dr. Antonio José Monforte

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Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-UPV), Ingeniero fausto Elio, s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: genomics; plant breeding; QTL; melon; fruit morphology; genetic control of fruit ripening; Anthocyanins

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Members of the Cucurbitaceae family (e.g., watermelons, melons, cucumbers, squashes, pumpkins, and gourds), exhibit extensive diversity in plant habit and fruit type.  They are noteworthy for several unique biological characteristics, serving as model systems for features such as: vascular biology, source-sink interactions and inter-organ communication; interspecific graft compatibility; plant architecture, and climbing activity; plasticity of floral development, and hormonal signaling regulating sex expression patterns; diversity in fruit size, shape, color, and patterns, ripening biology, flavor, and aroma.  This special issue on ‘Developmental Biology of Cucurbitaceae’ welcomes papers that explore vegetative and reproductive developmental biology of cucurbit species using a variety of ecological, evolutionary, physiological, genetic, genomic, and molecular genetic approaches.

Dr. Xueyong Yang
Prof. Dr. Rebecca Grumet
Dr. Antonio José Monforte
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • vascular biology
  • source-sink interactions
  • grafting
  • floral development
  • sex expression
  • fruit development

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The Divergence of Chromosome Structures and 45S Ribosomal DNA Organization in Cucumis debilis Inferred by Comparative Molecular Cytogenetic Mapping
by Agus Budi Setiawan, Aziz Purwantoro, Chee How Teo, Phan Thi Phuong Nhi, Kenji Kato, Shinji Kikuchi and Takato Koba
Plants 2022, 11(15), 1960; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11151960 - 28 Jul 2022
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Cucumis debilis W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes is an annual and monoecious plant. This species is endemic to Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam. However, C. debilis is rarely studied, and no detailed information is available regarding its basic chromosome number, 45S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) status, [...] Read more.
Cucumis debilis W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes is an annual and monoecious plant. This species is endemic to Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam. However, C. debilis is rarely studied, and no detailed information is available regarding its basic chromosome number, 45S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) status, and divergence among other Cucumis species. In this study, we characterized the morphological characters and determined and investigated the basic chromosome number and chromosomal distribution of 45S rDNA of C. debilis using the fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) technique. A maximum likelihood tree was constructed by combining the chloroplast and internal transcribed spacer of 45S rDNAs to infer its relationship within Cucumis. C. debilis had an oval fruit shape, green fruit peel, and protrusion-like white spots during the immature fruit stage. FISH analysis using 45S rDNA probe showed three pairs of 45S rDNA loci located at the terminal region in C. debilis, similar to C. hystrix. Meanwhile, two, two, and five pairs of 45S rDNA loci were observed for C. melo, C. metuliferus, and C. sativus, respectively. One melon (P90) and cucumber accessions exhibited different chromosomal localizations compared with other members of Cucumis. The majority of Cucumis species showed the terminal location of 45S rDNA, but melon P90 and cucumber exhibited terminal–interstitial and all interstitial orientations of 45S rDNA loci. Based on molecular cytogenetics and phylogenetic evidence, C. debilis is more closely related to cucumber than melon. Therefore, C. debilis may serve as a potential parental accession for genetic improvement of cucumber through interspecific hybridization. Full article
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Research Progress on the Leaf Morphology, Fruit Development and Plant Architecture of the Cucumber
by Jie Li, Jiajian Cao, Chunhua Wang, Ning Hao, Xiaolan Zhang, Mingyue Liu and Tao Wu
Plants 2022, 11(16), 2128; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11162128 - 16 Aug 2022
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Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is an annual climbing herb that belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family and is one of the most important economic crops in the world. The breeding of cucumber varieties with excellent agronomic characteristics has gained more attention in recent [...] Read more.
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is an annual climbing herb that belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family and is one of the most important economic crops in the world. The breeding of cucumber varieties with excellent agronomic characteristics has gained more attention in recent years. The size and shape of the leaves or fruit and the plant architecture are important agronomic traits that influence crop management and productivity, thus determining the crop yields and consumer preferences. The growth of the plant is precisely regulated by both environmental stimuli and internal signals. Although significant progress has been made in understanding the plant morphological regulation of Arabidopsis, rice, and maize, our understanding of the control mechanisms of the growth and development of cucumber is still limited. This paper reviews the regulation of phytohormones in plant growth and expounds the latest progress in research regarding the genetic regulation pathways in leaf development, fruit size and shape, branching, and plant type in cucumber, so as to provide a theoretical basis for improving cucumber productivity and cultivation efficiency. Full article
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