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The genus Citrullus Schrad. includes the commercial crop species Citrullus lanatus [(Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai], which is commonly known as watermelon. Watermelon is an economically important vegetable crop of tropical and temperate parts of the world (Table 1). Asia produces 87% of the world watermelon crop (91,790,226 mt), with the most important contribution from China (66,434,289 mt), followed by Turkey (4,250,000 mt) and Iran (1,902,000 mt). In the European Union, watermelon is cultivated in countries bordering the Mediterranean, where Spain (714,000 mt), Greece (6,50, ,000 mt) and Italy (528,084 mt) are the main producers (FAOSTAT 2003).
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(2007). Watermelon. In: Pua, EC., Davey, M. (eds) Transgenic Crops V. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 60. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49161-3_6
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