Map-based cloning reveals <i>Cpgp</i> gene encoding an APRR2 protein to regulate the green fruit peel formation in <i>Cucurbita pepo</i>.

ABSTRACT: Fruit peel color is a major factor that influences fruit quality and customers' demand. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the green fruit peel color trait of Cucurbita pepo L. remain unknown. Two parental lines, RP16 and RP38, were used to study the fruit peel color trait in C. pepo. The parental line RP16 shows white peel color, whereas RP38 exhibits green peel color. 384 F₂ populations were used to identify the inheritance pattern associated with green fruit and white fruit peel in Cucurbita pepo L. 293 F₂ individuals were white, and 91 F₂ individuals were green, resulting in a ratio of 3:1. Hence, white peel is dominant over the green fruit peel trait, and a single recessive green peel gene (Cpgp) controls the green

SUBMITTER: Gebretsadik K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11315825 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature