Molecular research progress and improvement approach of fruit quality traits in cucumber

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第一作者： Gebretsadik, Kiros

作者： Gebretsadik, Kiros;Qiu, Xiyan;Dong, Shaoyun;Miao, Han;Bo, Kailiang;Gebretsadik, Kiros

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关键词： Cucumber; Fruit color; Spines; Genes; QTL; Molecular improvement

期刊名称：THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS （ 影响因子：5.699； 五年影响因子：5.565 ）

ISSN： 0040-5752

年卷期： 2021 年 134 卷 11 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Key message Recent molecular studies revealed new opportunities to improve cucumber fruit quality. However, the fruit color and spine traits molecular basis remain vague despite the vast sources of genetic diversity. Cucumber is agriculturally, economically and nutritionally important vegetable crop. China produces three-fourths of the world's total cucumber production. Cucumber fruit quality depends on a number of traits such as the fruit color (peel and flesh color), spine (density, size and color), fruit shape, fruit size, defects, texture, firmness, taste, maturity stage and nutritional composition. Fruit color and spine traits determine critical quality attributes and have been the interest of researchers at the molecular level. Evaluating the molecular mechanisms of fruit quality traits is important to improve production and quality of cucumber varieties. Genes and qualitative trait locus (QTL) that are responsible for cucumber fruit color and fruit spine have been identified. The purpose of this paper is to reveal the molecular research progress of fruit color and spines as key quality traits of cucumber. The markers and genes identified so far could help for marker-assisted selection of the fruit color and spine trait in cucumber breeding and its associated nutritional improvement. Based on the previous studies, peel color and spine density as examples, we proposed a comprehensive approach for cucumber fruit quality traits improvement. Moreover, the markers and genes can be useful to facilitate cloning-mediated genetic breeding in cucumber. However, in the era of climate change, increased human population and high-quality demand of consumers, studies on molecular mechanisms of cucumber fruit quality traits are limited.

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