Transcriptome analysis of the oriental melon ( <i>Cucumis melo</i> L. var. <i>makuwa</i> ) during fruit development

Abstract

Our results provide the gene expression patterns related to different stages of fruit development and maturation in the oriental melon. The expression patterns give clues about important regulatory mechanisms, especially those involving starch, sugar, and carotenoid biosynthesis, in the development of the oriental melon fruit.