An efficient process of adventitious regeneration from haploid plant leaves to increase the proportion of diploid plants of six elite melon lines 'Védrantais' French cultivar, 'Piel de Sapo' Spanish line 'T111', and four near isogenic lines (NILs: SC 6-6, SC 7-2, SC 7-4, SC 8-4) has been developed. ...

Rare earth elements (REEs) can cause neoplasms, reduce bone density, affect children's intelligence, etc., and diet is an important way for the human body to absorb REEs. With the increasing use of REEs, the impact on human health is becoming more and more important. So, we used a probabilistic...

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) is a re-emerging threat to the production of greenhouse cucumber and other Cucurbitaceae crops worldwide. This seed-borne virus can easily spread from a contaminated seed to seedlings and adjacent plants by mechanical contact between the foliage of...

In this work, watermelon rind was used for extraction of pectin with acetic acid solution. The effects of pH, temperature and extraction time on the pectin yield were investigated. Response surface based on Box-Behnken model was employed to optimize the extraction parameters. The model shows an...

'Longsheng Jiali' watermelon is a new sweet king variety hybrid with high quality and high resistance to Fusarium wilt, which was bred by crossing inbred line S71385 × K10197FR. The fruit is elliptical, with dark green peel and dark green toothed strip. The peel is 1.0 cm thick and has good...

In this study, the method of silicon content determination in Cucurbitaceae crop tissues was modified aiming to provide technical support for the application of silicon fertilizer and related researches in horticultural plants. Different Cucurbitaceae crops including cucumber (Jinyou No.1), pumpkin ...

Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is one of the most important summer fruits in China and worldwide. The quality and yield of melon fruits are largely determined by the types and amounts of carbohydrates contained in the fruits. SWEET(sugars will eventually be exported transporters) are a new class of...

In this study, we describe the identification of a new gammacarmovirus infecting Cucurbita pepo plants showing a range of mosaic, stunting, yellowing, and wilting symptoms. The virus had a narrow host range and mostly produced chlorotic and necrotic local lesions in the majority of the tested...

The study was conducted to test whether radicle emergence (RE) would correlate with the storage potential of ten seed lots of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai) hybrid cultivars (>98% normal germination). The RE test was performed by frequent counting radicle emergence (2 mm) ...

Although helpful in treating cancer, exposure to ionizing radiation can sometimes cause severe side effects, negating its benefit. In addition to its use in clinics, a nontoxic radioprotective agent can also be beneficial in occupational settings where humans are occupationally exposed for...