Genetics and genomics of vegetable crops_1

In the Genetics and Genomics of Vegetable Crops Group we are producing and using genomic tools in vegetable crops in order to characterize important agronomic traits, in melon and related species. The objectives are performed in the framework of public funded projects or in collaboration with a private company, Semillas Fitó SA, in the framework of the Fitó-IRTA Joint Unit. We perform oriented research, basically produce basic knowledge that can be transferred to the private sector. Current and past projects in the group are: the melon genome sequencing, the characterization of QTLs for melon fruit quality, the study of transcriptomics during melon fruit development, the study of resistance to CMV in melon and several activities in the framework of the Semillas Fitó-IRTA Joint Unit.