An oligo-based microarray offers novel transcriptomic approaches for the analysis of pathogen resistance and fruit quality traits in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Table 1 Melon Expressed Sequence TAG (EST) dataset used for microarray construction

Library	Subspecies/cultivar/accession	Tissue/physiological condition	High quality ESTs	Mean EST length (bp) ESTs ± SD	Unigenes	Redundancy (%)	Library specific EST
15d	Ssp. melo cv. "Piel de Sapo" T111	Fruit 15 days after pollination	3582	608.1 ± 175.2	2939	18	1100
46d	Ssp. melo cv. "Piel de Sapo" T111	Fruit 46 days after pollination	3493	583.0 ± 161.1	2854	18	1063
A	Ssp. Agrestis accession pat81	Healthy roots	3666	700.0 ± 185.4	3189	13	1365
AI	Ssp. Agrestis accession pat81	Roots infected with M. Cannonballus	3255	756.3 ± 137.1	2616	20	1005
CI	Ssp. melo var. Cantaloupe accession C-35	Cotyledons infected with CMV	5664	651.4 ± 205.7	4679	17	2264
HS	Ssp. melo var. Cantaloupe accession C-35	Healthy leaves	3012	669.3 ± 171.1	2548	15	998
cm	Ssp. melo var. charentais	Leaves	11	597.5 ± 74.1	11	0	8
f	Ssp. melo cv. "Piel de Sapo" T111	Fruit immature	206	412.4 ± 174.4	190	8	70
mc_fi	Ssp. melo cv. "Piel de Sapo" T111	Fruit immature	106	610.8 ± 119.6	99	7	49
mc_p	Ssp. Agrestis accesion PI 161375	Seedlings	748	565.2 ± 135.8	623	17	268
PS	Ssp. Melo cv. "Piel de Sapo" Piñonet torpedo	Healthy roots	3377	679.9 ± 198.7	2945	13	1258
PSI	Ssp. Melo cv. "Piel de Sapo" Piñonet torpedo	Roots infected with M. Cannonballus	3555	749.3 ± 156.2	3105	13	1363
cornell_fr	Ssp. Melo var. "tam_Dew	Mature fruits	2783	529.7 ± 159.1	1922	31	733

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