Sex determination in cucurbits such as squash is influenced by a complex interplay of environmental, hormonal, and genetic factors, with ethylene being the primary hormone promoting female flower ...

The genera Cucurbita comprises economically and culturally significant squashes and pumpkins, whose genetic diversity and evolutionary trajectories reveal insights into domestication, adaptation and ...

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A transformative study has pinpointed the CpMYB62 transcription factor as a key determinant in the sex differentiation of Cucurbita pepo flowers. This gene mutation, which impedes the female floral ...