Watermelon (English Wikipedia)

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Wasylikowa K, van der Veen M (2004). "An archaeobotanical contribution to the history of watermelon, Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai (syn. C. vulgaris Schrad.)". Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 13 (4): 213–217. Bibcode:2004VegHA..13..213W. doi:10.1007/s00334-004-0039-6. ISSN 0939-6314. JSTOR 23419585. S2CID 129058509. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
Pérez-Escobar OA, Tusso S, Przelomska NA, et al. (3 August 2022). "Genome Sequencing of up to 6,000-Year-Old Citrullus Seeds Reveals Use of a Bitter-Fleshed Species Prior to Watermelon Domestication". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39 (8): msac168. doi:10.1093/molbev/msac168. ISSN 1537-1719. PMC 9387916. PMID 35907246.
Paris HS (August 2015). "Origin and emergence of the sweet dessert watermelon, Citrullus lanatus". Annals of Botany. 116 (2): 133–148. doi:10.1093/aob/mcv077. PMC 4512189. PMID 26141130.
Maynard D, Maynard DN (2012). "Part II, Section C, Chapter 6: Cucumbers, Melons and Watermelons". In Kiple KF, Ornelas KC (eds.). The Cambridge World History of Food. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–270. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521402156. ISBN 978-0-521-40215-6. PMC 1044500. PMID 16562324.
Chomicki, G., S. S. Renner (2014). "Watermelon origin solved with molecular phylogenetics including Linnaean material: Another example of museomics". New Phytologist. 205 (2): 526–32. Bibcode:2015NewPh.205..526C. doi:10.1111/nph.13163. PMID 25358433.
Renner, S. S., G. Chomicki, W. Greuter (2014). "Proposal to conserve the name Momordica lanata (Citrullus lanatus) (watermelon, Cucurbitaceae), with a conserved type, against Citrullus battich". Taxon. 63 (4): 941–942. doi:10.12705/634.29. S2CID 86896357.
"TABLE 4-7 Comparison of Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in This Report to Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in the 2005 DRI Report". p. 120. In: Stallings VA, Harrison M, Oria M, eds. (2019). "Potassium: Dietary Reference Intakes for Adequacy". Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. pp. 101–124. doi:10.17226/25353. ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. NCBI NBK545428.
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Rimando AM, Perkins-Veazie PM (2005). "Determination of citrulline in watermelon rind". Journal of Chromatography A. 1078 (1–2): 196–200. doi:10.1016/j.chroma.2005.05.009. PMID 16007998. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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Renner SS, Wu S, Pérez-Escobar OA, et al. (24 May 2021). "A chromosome-level genome of a Kordofan melon illuminates the origin of domesticated watermelons". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (23): e2101486118. Bibcode:2021PNAS..11801486R. doi:10.1073/pnas.2101486118. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 8201767. PMID 34031154.
Wasylikowa K, van der Veen M (2004). "An archaeobotanical contribution to the history of watermelon, Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai (syn. C. vulgaris Schrad.)". Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 13 (4): 213–217. Bibcode:2004VegHA..13..213W. doi:10.1007/s00334-004-0039-6. ISSN 0939-6314. JSTOR 23419585. S2CID 129058509. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
Chomicki, G., S. S. Renner (2014). "Watermelon origin solved with molecular phylogenetics including Linnaean material: Another example of museomics". New Phytologist. 205 (2): 526–32. Bibcode:2015NewPh.205..526C. doi:10.1111/nph.13163. PMID 25358433.
Perkins-Veazie P, Collins JK, Davis AR, et al. (2006). "Carotenoid content of 50 watermelon cultivars". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 54 (7): 2593–7. Bibcode:2006JAFC...54.2593P. doi:10.1021/jf052066p. PMID 16569049.

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Wasylikowa K, van der Veen M (2004). "An archaeobotanical contribution to the history of watermelon, Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai (syn. C. vulgaris Schrad.)". Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 13 (4): 213–217. Bibcode:2004VegHA..13..213W. doi:10.1007/s00334-004-0039-6. ISSN 0939-6314. JSTOR 23419585. S2CID 129058509. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
Black WR (2018). "How Watermelons Became Black: Emancipation and the Origins of a Racist Trope". Journal of the Civil War Era. 8 (1): 64–86. ISSN 2154-4727. JSTOR 26381503.

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"Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)". Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

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Strauss M (21 August 2015). "The 5,000-Year Secret History of the Watermelon". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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Renner SS, Wu S, Pérez-Escobar OA, et al. (24 May 2021). "A chromosome-level genome of a Kordofan melon illuminates the origin of domesticated watermelons". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (23): e2101486118. Bibcode:2021PNAS..11801486R. doi:10.1073/pnas.2101486118. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 8201767. PMID 34031154.
Pérez-Escobar OA, Tusso S, Przelomska NA, et al. (3 August 2022). "Genome Sequencing of up to 6,000-Year-Old Citrullus Seeds Reveals Use of a Bitter-Fleshed Species Prior to Watermelon Domestication". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39 (8): msac168. doi:10.1093/molbev/msac168. ISSN 1537-1719. PMC 9387916. PMID 35907246.
Paris HS (August 2015). "Origin and emergence of the sweet dessert watermelon, Citrullus lanatus". Annals of Botany. 116 (2): 133–148. doi:10.1093/aob/mcv077. PMC 4512189. PMID 26141130.
Maynard D, Maynard DN (2012). "Part II, Section C, Chapter 6: Cucumbers, Melons and Watermelons". In Kiple KF, Ornelas KC (eds.). The Cambridge World History of Food. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–270. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521402156. ISBN 978-0-521-40215-6. PMC 1044500. PMID 16562324.
Chomicki, G., S. S. Renner (2014). "Watermelon origin solved with molecular phylogenetics including Linnaean material: Another example of museomics". New Phytologist. 205 (2): 526–32. Bibcode:2015NewPh.205..526C. doi:10.1111/nph.13163. PMID 25358433.
"TABLE 4-7 Comparison of Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in This Report to Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in the 2005 DRI Report". p. 120. In: Stallings VA, Harrison M, Oria M, eds. (2019). "Potassium: Dietary Reference Intakes for Adequacy". Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. pp. 101–124. doi:10.17226/25353. ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. NCBI NBK545428.
Perkins-Veazie P, Collins JK, Davis AR, et al. (2006). "Carotenoid content of 50 watermelon cultivars". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 54 (7): 2593–7. Bibcode:2006JAFC...54.2593P. doi:10.1021/jf052066p. PMID 16569049.
Rimando AM, Perkins-Veazie PM (2005). "Determination of citrulline in watermelon rind". Journal of Chromatography A. 1078 (1–2): 196–200. doi:10.1016/j.chroma.2005.05.009. PMID 16007998. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
Ogodo AC, Ugbogu OC, Ugbogu AE, et al. (2015). "Production of mixed fruit (pawpaw, banana and watermelon) wine using Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from palm wine". SpringerPlus. 4: 683. doi:10.1186/s40064-015-1475-8. PMC 4639538. PMID 26576326.

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Renner SS, Wu S, Pérez-Escobar OA, et al. (24 May 2021). "A chromosome-level genome of a Kordofan melon illuminates the origin of domesticated watermelons". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (23): e2101486118. Bibcode:2021PNAS..11801486R. doi:10.1073/pnas.2101486118. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 8201767. PMID 34031154.
Pérez-Escobar OA, Tusso S, Przelomska NA, et al. (3 August 2022). "Genome Sequencing of up to 6,000-Year-Old Citrullus Seeds Reveals Use of a Bitter-Fleshed Species Prior to Watermelon Domestication". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39 (8): msac168. doi:10.1093/molbev/msac168. ISSN 1537-1719. PMC 9387916. PMID 35907246.
Paris HS (August 2015). "Origin and emergence of the sweet dessert watermelon, Citrullus lanatus". Annals of Botany. 116 (2): 133–148. doi:10.1093/aob/mcv077. PMC 4512189. PMID 26141130.
Maynard D, Maynard DN (2012). "Part II, Section C, Chapter 6: Cucumbers, Melons and Watermelons". In Kiple KF, Ornelas KC (eds.). The Cambridge World History of Food. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–270. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521402156. ISBN 978-0-521-40215-6. PMC 1044500. PMID 16562324.
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Ogodo AC, Ugbogu OC, Ugbogu AE, et al. (2015). "Production of mixed fruit (pawpaw, banana and watermelon) wine using Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from palm wine". SpringerPlus. 4: 683. doi:10.1186/s40064-015-1475-8. PMC 4639538. PMID 26576326.

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Renner SS, Wu S, Pérez-Escobar OA, et al. (24 May 2021). "A chromosome-level genome of a Kordofan melon illuminates the origin of domesticated watermelons". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (23): e2101486118. Bibcode:2021PNAS..11801486R. doi:10.1073/pnas.2101486118. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 8201767. PMID 34031154.
Wasylikowa K, van der Veen M (2004). "An archaeobotanical contribution to the history of watermelon, Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai (syn. C. vulgaris Schrad.)". Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 13 (4): 213–217. Bibcode:2004VegHA..13..213W. doi:10.1007/s00334-004-0039-6. ISSN 0939-6314. JSTOR 23419585. S2CID 129058509. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
Pérez-Escobar OA, Tusso S, Przelomska NA, et al. (3 August 2022). "Genome Sequencing of up to 6,000-Year-Old Citrullus Seeds Reveals Use of a Bitter-Fleshed Species Prior to Watermelon Domestication". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39 (8): msac168. doi:10.1093/molbev/msac168. ISSN 1537-1719. PMC 9387916. PMID 35907246.
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