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Citrullus

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In this chapter, we reviewed the characteristics and phylogenetic information of the genus Citrullus. We also briefed various investigations that generated the genomic information such as ESTs, genetic maps, unigenes, and their use in introgression of useful traits from wild to cultivated watermelon species. Recently, FISH work has been initiated to build cyto-molecular maps and to study karyotype and organization of chromosomes in various Citrullus species.

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Funding support is provided by USDA-CSREES Research (2007-38814-18472).

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  1. Douglass Land-grant Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, Kanawha, WV, 25112, USA

    P. Nimmakayala & Y. R. Tomason

  2. Forest Tree Molecular Cytogenetics Laboratory, Southern Institute of Forest Genetics, Southern Research Station, US Forest Service, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA

    N. Islam-Faridi

  3. Douglass Land-grant Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, 25112, USA

    F. Lutz

  4. US Vegetable Laboratory, USDA-ARS, 2875 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC, 29414, USA

    A. Levi

  5. Department of Biology and Gus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, 25112–1000, USA

    U. K. Reddy

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Nimmakayala, P., Islam-Faridi, N., Tomason, Y.R., Lutz, F., Levi, A., Reddy, U.K. (2011). Citrullus. In: Kole, C. (eds) Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20450-0_5

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