A consensus linkage map for molecular markers and Quantitative Trait Loci associated with economically important traits in melon (Cucumis meloL.)

Table 1 Mapping populations

Map	Parental lines	Subspecies	Market class	Horticultural group	Population type	Population size	Number of markers	Number of polymorphic anchor markers	Maximum number of shared markers	Map length (cM)	Reference
INRA	Védrantais	melo	Charentais	cantalupensis	RIL	154	223	82	68	1654	[11, 27]
	PI 161375	agrestis		chinensis
ARO	Dulce	melo	Cantaloup	reticulatus	RIL	94	713	56	64	1222	[18]
	PI 414723	agrestis		momordica
IRTA	Piel de sapo	melo	Piel de sapo	inodurus	DHL	69	238	100	111	1244	[15]
					DHL	14	528				[17]
	PI 161375	agrestis		chinensis	F2	93	293	37	111	1197	[10]
NITVS	AR 5	melo	Cantaloup	reticulatus	RIL	93	228	70	70	877	[16]
	Hakurei 3	melo	Cantaloup	reticulatus
NERCV	K7-1	melo	Hami melon	cantalupensis	RIL	107	237	35	41		[32]
	K-7-2	melo	Hami melon	cantalupensis
USDA	USDA 846-1	hybrid			RIL	81	245	37	64	1116	[13]
	Top Mark	melo	Western	reticulatus
			Shipper
	Top Mark	melo	Western	reticulatus
	Q 3-2-2	melo	Shipper	conomon/	F2	117	168	35	64	1095	[14]
				momordica

Summary of the mapping populations used to construct the integrated map. Each map is named by the abbreviation of the collaborating institutions (INRA, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France; ARO, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel; IRTA, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, Spain; NITVS, National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, Japan; NERCV, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, China; and USDA-ARS U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USA). The genotypes used as mapping parents belong to the subspecies (Cucumis melo L.: ssp. melo or C. melo ssp. agrestis), and the market class and horticultural group are classified according to Pitrat et al. (2000) [49]. The DHL population of 14 genotypes is actually a selected sample for bin mapping of the 69 DHLs [12]. The number of polymorphic anchor markers segregating within each map and the maximum number of markers shared by each map with at least one of the other maps are also shown.

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