A Citrullus genus super-pangenome reveals extensive variations in wild and cultivated watermelons and sheds light on watermelon evolution and domestication

Affiliations

• ¹ Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, New York, USA.
• ² Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
• ³ CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
• ⁴ Coastal Research and Educational Center, Clemson University, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
• ⁵ Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
• ⁶ Department of Biology, Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
• ⁷ National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China.
• ⁸ USDA-ARS, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
• ⁹ USDA-ARS Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, New York, USA.