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Table 1 Summary of cucurbit seeds used as sources of endophytes in this study

From: Taxonomic and functional diversity of cultured seed associated microbes of the cucurbit family

Taxonomy19

No. of diploid chromosomes

Common name

Commercial variety

Source

Common use

Tribe Benincaseae

     

Genus Cucumis

     

 Cucumis melo L.

24

Melon

Cantaloupe Delicious

Mckenzie, MB, Canada, #101114

Food

   

Cantaloupea

Honduras

 
   

Santa Claus cantaloupea

USA

 
   

Canary cantaloupea

USA

 
   

Honeydewa

USA

 

 Cucumis sativus L.

14

Cucumber

Field cucumbera

Canada

Food

   

Straight eight

Mckenzie, MB, Canada, #101250

 
   

Marketmore (Certified organic seeds)

Mckenzie, MB, Canada, #134129

 
   

Spacemaster

Mckenzie, MB, Canada, #132403

 
   

Burpless beauty

Burpee, PA, USA #52175A

 
   

Burpless F1

Mr. Fothergill’s, AB, Canada,

#13194

 

Genus Citrullus

     

 Citrullus lanatus (Thunb). Matsum.&Nakai

22

Watermelon

Early Canada improved

Mckenzie, MB, Canada, #101734

Food

   

Crimson sweet

Burpee, PA, USA, #62679A

 
   

Watermelona

Canada

 

Genus Lagenaria

     

 Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Stand.

22

Bottle gourd

Bottle gourd

Ontario Seed Co., ON, Canada

Ornamental

Tribe Sicyoeae

     

Genus Luffa

     

 Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.

26

Angled Loofah

Chinese okra

Stokes Seeds Ltd, ON, Canada Stokes Seeds INC., NY, USA, #422Y

Food

Tribe Cucurbiteae

     

Genus Cucurbita

     

 Cucurbita moschata Duch.ex Poir

40

Squash & pumpkin

Butternut squasha

Argentina

Food

 Cucurbita pepo L.

40

Squash & pumpkin

  

Food & ornamental

 C.pepo L. var. pepo L.

 

Jack O’Lantern

Mckenzie, MB, Canada, #101556

  

Pumpkina

Canada

 C.pepo L. var. turbinate

 

Acorn squasha

Mexico

 C.pepo L. var. fastigata

 

Spaghetti squasha

Mexico

  1. aFresh product
  2. 19Taxonomic classification is derived from Schaefer and Renner, 2011