Developmental stages and episode-specific regulatory genes in andromonoecious melon flower development.

Background And Aims: Given the lack of specific studies on floral development in melon (Cucumis melo L.), we carried out an extensive study involving morphological and transcriptomic analyses to characterize floral development in this species.

Methods: Using an andromonoecious line, we analysed the development of floral buds in male and hermaphrodite flowers with both light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.

The tomato calcium-permeable channel 4.1 (SlOSCA4.1) is a susceptibility factor for pepino mosaic virus.

The hyperosmolality-gated calcium permeable channel 4.1 (OSCA4.1) belongs to an evolutionarily conserved small family of mechano-sensitive channels.