Complete genome assembly provides insights into the centromere architecture of pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima)

Abstract

Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) belongs to the Cucurbita genus of the Cucurbitaceae family and is a globally cultivated vegetable crop with great economic significance. The global production and planting area of pumpkin, including C. maxima, C. moschata, and C. pepo, reached 7.38 million tons and more than 0.39 million hectares in 2022 (https://www.fao.org/). Pumpkin is also widely used as a rootstock for other cucurbit crops to overcome the obstacles caused by continuous cropping and enhance stress tolerance, yield, and fruit quality (Kong et al., 2014).

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