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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Genomic and Phytochemical Diversity Across a Collection of Snake Melon Landraces.

Maria-Dimitra Tsolakidou, Anastasia Markou, Angelos C Kyratzis, Anastasios Kotsiras, Costas Delis, Konstadinos Mattas, Andreas Katsiotis, Nikolaos Nikoloudakis

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Maria-Dimitra TsolakidouDepartment of Agricultural Science, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol 3036, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-8017-497X
Anastasia MarkouDepartment of Agricultural Science, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol 3036, Cyprus.
Angelos C KyratzisVegetable Crop Sector, Agricultural Research Institute-Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Nicosia 1516, Cyprus.
Anastasios KotsirasDepartment of Agricultural Technology, School of Agricultural Technology and Food Technology and Nutrition, University of Peloponnese, 24100 Kalamata, Greece.
Costas DelisDepartment of Agricultural Technology, School of Agricultural Technology and Food Technology and Nutrition, University of Peloponnese, 24100 Kalamata, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1940-004X
Konstadinos MattasDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8304-4292
Andreas KatsiotisDepartment of Agricultural Science, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol 3036, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-0329-3617
Nikolaos NikoloudakisDepartment of Agricultural Science, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol 3036, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-3935-8443

Funding

European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program 101000499
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Snake melons have been present for a millennia, despite their present limited use, and host a large degree of genetic and phytochemical diversity. The current study evaluated the genomic and biochemical diversity of Snake melon landraces of Cypriot and Greek origin, revealing significant degrees of genetic and mineral/phytochemical variation. Landraces showed a high potential for improving nutritional quality and a possible contribution to stress resilience. Whole-genome analysis highlighted a high degree of SNPs, InDels, SVs, and CNVs, especially in genotypes like Atzouri and ARI001024, indicating that functional variants influence phenotypic/chemical diversity. Biochemical profiling demonstrated great differences in the concentration of pigments, antioxidants, and minerals, with ARI001024 and ARI00894 exhibiting elevated levels of nutrients/phytochemicals. Hierarchical clustering and PCA analyses established relationships among traits, and reinforced the concept that these genotypes may offer valuable genetic resources for breeding programs under climate-resilient production schemes, emphasizing the need for conservation and further genomic characterization.

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carotenoidschlorophyllCucumis meloheirloom varietiesmineralsSNPs

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