Shixiang Duan1,#, Yaomiao Guo1,#, Yinping Wang1, Muhammad Jawad Umer2, Dongming Liu1, Sen Yang1, Huanhuan Niu1, Shouru Sun1, Luming Yang1, Junling Dou1,*, Huayu Zhu1,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.5, pp. 1311-1328, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.026928
- 09 March 2023
Abstract Leaf is a vital organ of plants that plays an essential role in photosynthesis and respiration. As an important agronomic trait in leaf development, leaf shape is classified into lobed, entire (no-lobed), and serrated in most crops. In this study, two-lobed leaf watermelon inbred lines WT2 and WCZ, and a no-lobed leaf watermelon inbred line WT20 were used to create two F2 populations. Segregation analysis suggested that lobed leaves were dominant over the no-lobed leaves, and it was controlled by a signal gene. A locus on watermelon chromosome 4 controlling watermelon lobed/no-lobed leaves was identified through… More >