{"id":3009,"date":"2017-04-17T16:31:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T20:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/?page_id=3009"},"modified":"2024-11-26T12:30:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T17:30:18","slug":"research-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/resources\/research-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#refereed-cucumber\">Cucumber \u2013 Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, &amp; Pathology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#refereed-melon\">Melon &#8211; Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, &amp; Pathology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#refereed-squash\">Pumpkin and Squash &#8211; Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, &amp; Pathology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#refereed-watermelon\">Watermelon &#8211; Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, &amp; Pathology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#refereed-cucurbit\">Cucurbits (multiple crops &amp; species) &#8211; Breeding, Genetics, &amp; Genomics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#refereed-integrated-crop-disease-mgmt\">Integrated Crop and Disease Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"refereed-cucumber\">Cucumber \u2013 Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, Pathology Publications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Rett-Cadman S, Weng Y, Fei Z, Thompson A, <strong>Grumet R<\/strong>. 2024. Genome-wide association study of cuticle and lipid droplet properties of cucumber (<em>Cucumis sativus<\/em> <em>L<\/em>.) fruit. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25:9306. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/plant-science\/articles\/10.3389\/fpls.2023.1281755\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI:10.3390\/ijms25179306<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Uebbing, M.R., Hayden, Z.D., and <strong>Hausbeck, M.K.<\/strong> 2024. Scheduling Fungicide Applications for Cucurbit Downy Mildew Control on Pickling Cucumber in Michigan using Disease Forecasters. Plant Health Progress 25:64-71. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-07-23-0066-RS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI: 10.1094\/PHP-07-23-0066-RS<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Uebbing, M.R., Hayden, Z.D., and <strong>Hausbeck, M.K.<\/strong> 2024. Conventional and Biopesticide Fungicides for Cucurbit Downy Mildew Control on Cucumber in Michigan. Plant Health Progress 25:9-18. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-03-23-0024-RS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1094\/PHP-03-23-0024-RS<\/a>.<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chen FC, Yong JP, Zhang GY, Liu MY, Wang QQ, Zhong HL, Pan YP, Chen P, <strong>Weng Y<\/strong>, Li YH 2023. An LTR retrotransposon insertion inside <em>CsERECTA<\/em> for an LRR receptor\u2011like serine\/threonine\u2011protein kinase results in <em>compact<\/em> (<em>cp<\/em>) plant architecture in cucumber. Theor Appl Genet 136:3110.\u00a0<span class=\"identifier doi\"><span class=\"id-label\">DOI:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"id-link\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00122-023-04273-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ga-category=\"full_text\" data-ga-action=\"DOI\">10.1007\/s00122-023-04273-6 <\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Lin Y-C, Mansfeld BN, Tang X, Colle M, Chen F, Weng Y, <strong>Fei Z<\/strong> and <strong>Grumet R.<\/strong> 2023. Identification of QTL associated with resistance to Phytophthora fruit rot in cucumber (<em>Cucumis sativus<\/em> L.). Front. Plant Sci. 14:1281755. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpls.2023.1281755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.3389\/fpls.2023.1281755<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liu H, Zhao J, Chen F, Wu Z, Tan J, Nguyen NH, Cheng Z, <strong>Weng Y<\/strong>. 2023. Improving <em>Agrobacterium tumefaciens<\/em>\u2212Mediated Genetic Transformation for Gene Function Studies and Mutagenesis in Cucumber (<em>Cucumis sativus<\/em> L.). Genes.\u00a0 14(3):601. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/genes14030601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.3390\/genes14030601<\/a><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grumet R<\/strong>, Lin Y-C, Rett-Cadman S, Malik A. 2022. Morphological and genetic diversity of cucumber (<em>Cucumis sativus<\/em> L.) fruit development. Plants. 12:23.\u00a0<span class=\"identifier doi\"><span class=\"id-label\">DOI:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"id-link\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/plants12010023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ga-category=\"full_text\" data-ga-action=\"DOI\">10.3390\/plants12010023<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Li, H., Wang, S., Chai, S., Yang, Z., Zhang, Q., Xin, H., Xu, Y., Lin, S,. Chen, X., Yao, Z., Yang, Q., <strong>Fei, Z.<\/strong>, Huang, S., Zhang, Z. 2022. Graph-based pan-genome reveals structural and sequence variations related to agronomic traits and domestication in cucumber. Nature Communications 13, 682 DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-022-28362-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1038\/s41467-022-28362-0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liu, H.Q., <strong>Weng, Y.<\/strong> 2022. Chapter 5. Agrobacterium Tumefaciens-Mediated Genetic Transformation in Cucumber. In: Pandey S, Weng, Y., Behera, T.K., Bo, K.L. (eds) The Cucumber Genome. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. pp 55-69. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-030-88647-9_5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"c-bibliographic-information__value\">10.1007\/978-3-030-88647-9_5<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pan YP, Chen BR, Qiao LJ, Chen FF, Zhao JY, Cheng ZH, <strong>Weng Y<\/strong> 2022. Phenotypic characterization and fine mapping of a major-effect fruit shape QTL FS5.2 in cucumber, <em>Cucumis sativus<\/em> L., with near isogenic line-derived segregating populations. Int J Mol Sci 23: 13384. <span class=\"identifier doi\"><span class=\"id-label\">DOI:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"id-link\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijms232113384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ga-category=\"full_text\" data-ga-action=\"DOI\">10.3390\/ijms232113384<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Tan, J.Y., Wang, Y.H., Dymerski, R.D., Wu, Z.M., <strong>Weng, Y.<\/strong> 2022. <em>Sigma factor binding protein 1<\/em> (<em>CsSIB1<\/em>) is a putative candidate of the major effect QTL dm5.3 for downy mildew resistance in cucumber (<em>Cucumis sativus<\/em>). Theor Appl Genet 135, 4197\u20134215. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00122-022-04212-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1007\/s00122-022-04212-x<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Weng, Y.<\/strong> 2022. Chapter 3. The Cucumber Genome\u2014An Update. In: Pandey, S, Weng, Y., Behera, T.K., Bo, K.L. (eds) The Cucumber Genome. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. pp 25-35 DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-030-88647-9_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1007\/978-3-030-88647-9_3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Zhang, H.J., Wang, Y.H., Tan, J.Y., <strong>Weng, Y.<\/strong> 2022. Functional copy number variation of CsSHINE1 is associated with fruit skin netting intensity in cucumber, Cucumis sativus. Theor Appl Genet DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00122-022-04100-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1007\/s00122-022-04100-4<\/a><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Kwak, H.-R., H.-S., Byun, H.-S. Choi, J.-W. Han, C.-S. Kim, W.M. <strong>Wintermantel, J.E.<\/strong> Kim, and M. Kim. 2021. First report of cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus infecting cucumber in South Korea. Plant Dis. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PDIS-10-20-2254-PDN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDIS-10-20-2254-PDN<\/a><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Li Z., Y.H. Han, H.H. Niu, Y.H. Wang, B. Jiang, and <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>. 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41438-020-0251-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gynoecy instability in cucumber (<em>Cucumis sativus<\/em> L.) is due to unequal crossover at the copy number variation-dependent femaleness (F) locus. Horticulture Research<\/a> 7: 32. DOI: <span class=\"c-bibliographic-information__value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41438-020-0251-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-track=\"click\" data-track-action=\"view doi\" data-track-label=\"link\">10.1038\/s41438-020-0251-2<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Mansfeld B.N., M. Colle, C. Zhang, Y.C. Lin, <strong>R. Grumet<\/strong>. 2020. Developmentally regulated activation of defense allows for rapid inhibition of infection in age-related resistance to Phytophthora capsici in cucumber fruit. BMC Genomics 21:628. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12864-020-07040-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1186\/s12864-020-07040-9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pan, Y.P., C. Wen, Y.H. Han, Y.H. Wang, Y.H. Li, S. Li, X.M. Cheng, and <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>. 2020. QTL for horticulturally important traits associated with pleiotropic andromonoecy and carpel number loci, and a paracentric inversion in cucumber. Theor Appl Genet. DOI:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00122-020-03596-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1007\/s00122-020-03596-y<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Rett-Cadman, S., M. Colle, B. Mansfeld., C.S. Barry, Y.H. Wang, <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>, L. Gao, <strong>Z. Fei<\/strong>, and <strong>R. Grumet<\/strong>. 2019. QTL and transcriptomic analyses implicate cuticle transcription factor SHINE as a source of natural variation for epidermal traits in cucumber fruit. Front Plant Sci. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpls.2019.01536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.3389\/fpls.2019.01536<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sheng, Y.S., Y.P. Pan, Y.H. Li, L.M. Yang, and <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>. 2019. Quantitative trait loci for fruit size and flowering time-related traits under domestication and diversifying selection in cucumber (<em>Cucumis sativus<\/em> L.). Plant Breeding, DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/pbr.12754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1111\/pbr.12754<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wang, Y.H., K.L. Bo, X.F. Gu, J.S. Pan, Y.H. Li, J.F. Chen, C.L. Wen, Z.H. Ren, H.Z. Ren, X.H. Chen, <strong>R. Grumet<\/strong>, and <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>. 2019. Molecularly tagged genes and quantitative trait loci in cucumber with recommendations for QTL nomenclature. Horticulture Research 7: 3. DOI:\u00a0<span class=\"c-bibliographic-information__value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41438-019-0226-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-track=\"click\" data-track-action=\"view doi\" data-track-label=\"link\">10.1038\/s41438-019-0226-3<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Wang, Y., J. Tan, Z. Wu, K. VandenLangenberg, <strong>T.C. Wehner<\/strong>, C. Wen, X. Zheng, K. Owens, A. Thornton, H.H. Bang, E. Hoeft, P.A.G. Kraan, J. Suelmann, J. Pan, and <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>. 2019. STAYGREEN STAY HEALTHY a loss of susceptibility mutation in the STAYGREEN gene provides durable broad spectrum disease resistances for over 50 years of US cucumber production. New Phytologist 221:415-430. DOI: <a class=\"epub-doi\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/nph.15353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Digital Object Identifier\">10.1111\/nph.15353<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Weng, Y.,<\/strong> 2019. Molecular breeding research in USDA-ARS cucumber improvement program &#8211; past, present and future. Journal Tianjin Agricultural Research 25(6) 6-18. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/research\/publications\/publication\/?seqNo115=363596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USDA Publication #363596<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Zhao, J.Y., L. Jiang, G. Che, Y.P. Pan, Y.Q. Li, Y. Hou, W.S. Zhao, Y.T. Zhong, L. Ding, S.S. Yan,C.Z. Sun, R.Y. Liu, L.Y.Yan, T.Wu, X.X. Li, <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>, and X.L. Zhao. 2019. A functional allele of CsFUL1 regulates fruit length through repressing CsSUP and inhibiting auxin transport in cucumber. Plant Cell. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1105\/tpc.18.00905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1105\/tpc.18.00905<\/a>: CORRECTION Published June 2020. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1105\/tpc.20.00150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1105\/tpc.20.00150<\/a><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Crane, M., <strong>T.C. Wehner<\/strong>, and R.P. Naegele. 2018. Cucumber cultivars for container gardening and the value of field trials for predicting cucumber performance in containers. HortScience 53: 16-22.\u00a0DOI<b>:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI11955-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.21273\/HORTSCI11955-17<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dia, M., <strong>T.C. Wehner<\/strong>, G.W. Elmstrom, A. Gabert, J.E. Motes, J.E. Staub, G.E. Tolla, and I.E. Widders. 2018. Genotype X enviroment interaction for yield of pickling cucumber in 24 U.S. environments. Open Agriculture 3: 1-6.\u00a0DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/opag-2018-0001\">10.1515\/opag-2018-0001<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pan, J.S., J.Y. Tan, Y.H. Wang, X.Y. Zheng, K. Owens, D.W. Li, Y.H. Li, and <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>. 2018. STAYGREEN (CsSGR) is a candidate for the anthracnose <em>(Colletotrichum orbiculare<\/em>) resistance locus cla in Gy14 cucumber. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 131: 1577\u20131587\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00122-018-3099-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1007\/s00122-018-3099-1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wang, X., K. Bao, <strong>U.K. Reddy<\/strong>, Y. Bai, S.A. Hammar, C. Jiao, <strong>T.C. Wehner<\/strong>, A.O. Ram\u00edrez-Madera, <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>, <strong>R. Grumet<\/strong>, and <strong>Z. Fei<\/strong>. 2018. The USDA cucumber (<i>Cucumis sativus<\/i>\u00a0L.) collection: genetic diversity, population structure, genome-wide association studies and core collection development. Horticulture Research.\u00a05:64. DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41438-018-0080-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1038\/s41438-018-0080-8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xu, W.W., J. Ji, Q. Xu, X.H. Qi, <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>, X.H. Chen. 2018. The major-effect quantitative trait locus CsARN6.1 encodes an AAA ATPase domain-containing protein that is associated with waterlogging stress tolerance by promoting adventitious root formation.. Plant Journal 93(5):917-930 DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/tpj.13819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1111\/tpj.13819<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Grumet, R.<\/strong>, and\u00a0M. Colle. 2017. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) breeding line with young fruit resistance to infection by <em>Phytophthora capsici<\/em>. HortScience. 52:922-924.\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<a class=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI11423-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.21273\/HORTSCI11423-16<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liu, P.N., H. Miao, H. W. Lu, J.Y. Cui, G.L. Tian, <strong>T.C. Wehner<\/strong>, X.F. Gu and S.P. Zhang. 2017. Molecular mapping and candidate gene analysis for resistance to powdery mildew in <em>Cucumis sativus<\/em> stem. Genetics and Molecular Research 16: 1-9.\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4238\/gmr16039680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.4238\/gmr16039680<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mansfeld, B.N., M. Colle, Y. Kang, A.D. Jones, and <strong>R. Grumet<\/strong>. 2017. Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of cucumber fruit peels reveal a developmental increase in terpenoid glycosides associated with age-related resistance to <em>Phytophthora capsici<\/em>. Horticulture Research. 4:17022.\u00a0DOI:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038%2Fhortres.2017.22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1038\/hortres.2017.22<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pan, Y.P., S.P. Qu, K.L. Bo, M.L. Gao, K.R. Haider, and <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>. 2017. QTL mapping of domestication and diversifying selection related traits in round-fruited semi-wild Xishuangbanna cucumber (<em>Cucumis sativus<\/em> L. var. xishuangbannanesis). Theoretical and Applied Genetics 130:1531-1548.\u00a0DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00122-017-2908-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1007\/s00122-017-2908-2<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Wang, Y.H., K. VandenLangenberg, C.L. Wen, <strong>T.C. Wehner<\/strong>, <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>. 2017. QTL mapping of downy and powdery mildew resistances in PI 197088 cucumber with 3 genotyping-by-sequencing in RIL population. Theor Appl Genet 131: 597\u2013611.\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00122-017-3022-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1007\/s00122-017-3022-1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Zhang, S., H. Miao, Z. Song, P. Liu, Y. Wang, <strong>T. C. Wehner<\/strong>, X. Gu, and S. Zhang. 2017. Molecular mapping and candidate gene analysis for fruit epidermal structure in cucumber. Plant Breeding. DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/pbr.12510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1111\/pbr.12510<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>VandenLangenberg, K. and <strong>T.C. Wehner<\/strong>.\u00a02016.\u00a0Downy mildew disease\u00a0progress in resistant and susceptible cucumbers tested in the field at\u00a0different growth stages. HortScience 51: 984-988.\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<a class=\"c-Button--link c-Button--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI.51.8.984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.21273\/HORTSCI.51.8.984<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wang, Y.H., K. VandenLangenberg, <strong>T.C. Wehner<\/strong>, P.A.G. Kraan, J. Suelmann, X. Zheng, K. Owens, and <strong>Y. Weng<\/strong>. 2016. QTL mapping for downy mildew resistance in cucumber inbred line WI7120 (PI 330628). Theoretical and Applied Genetics 129: 1493-1505.\u00a0DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00122-016-2719-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1007\/s0012<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Ando, K., K.M. Carr , M. Colle, B.N. Mansfeld, and <strong>R. Grumet<\/strong>. 2015. Exocarp properties and transcriptomic analysis of cucumber (<em>Cucumis sativus)<\/em> fruit expressing resistance to <em>Phytophthora capsici<\/em>. PLOS One 10: e0142133, DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0142133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1371\/journal.pone.0142133<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"refereed-melon\">Melon &#8211; Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, Pathology Publications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mo C, Wang H, Wei M, Zeng Q, Zhang X, <strong>Fei Z<\/strong>, Zhang Y, Kong Q, 2024. Complete genome assembly provides a high-quality skeleton for pan-NLRome construction in melon. Plant Journal DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/tpj.16705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1111\/tpj.16705<\/a><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Goforth, M., V. Obergh, R. Park, M. Porchas, K. M. Crosby, J.L. Jifon, S. Ravishankar, P. Brierley, D.L. Lescovar, T.A. Turini, <strong>J. Schultheis<\/strong>, T. Coolong, R. Miller, H. Koiwa, B. Patil, M.A. Cooper, S. Huynh, C.T. Parker, W. Guan, and K.K. Cooper. 2023. Bacterial diversity and composition on the rinds of specific melon cultivars and hybrids from across different growing regions in the United States. bioRxiv. 46 pp. DOI: <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0293861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1371\/journal.pone.0293861<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Metrani, R., J. Singh, G.K. Jayaprakasha, K.M. Crosby, J.L. Jifon, S. Ravishankar, P.E. Brierly, D.L. Lescovar, T.A. Turini, <strong>J. Schultheis<\/strong>, T. Coolong, W. Guan, and B. Patil. 2023. 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Genetic and geographical inputs that shape metabolomics and transcriptomic profiles of melon fruits. Scientia Horticulturae 321: 11 pp. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scienta.2023.112337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1016\/j.scienta.2023.112337<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Toporek SM, <strong>Branham SE<\/strong>, <strong>Keinath AP<\/strong>, <strong>Wechter WP<\/strong>. 2023. QTL Mapping of Resistance to <em>Pseudoperonospora cubensis<\/em> Clade 2, Mating Type A1, in <em>Cucumis melo<\/em> and Dual-Clade Marker Development. 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