De novo assembly and characterization of the transcriptome, and development of SSR markers in wax gourd (Benicasa hispida).

BACKGROUND: Wax gourd is a widely used vegetable of Cucuribtaceae, and also has important medicinal and health values. However, the genomic resources of wax gourd were scarcity, and only a few nucleotide sequences could be obtained in public databases. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study,...

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Main Authors: Biao Jiang, Dasen Xie, Wenrui Liu, Qingwu Peng, Xiaoming He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3738631?pdf=render