Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (3): 48-56. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195785

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Chloroplast Genome Characteristics and Phylogenetic Analysis of Cucurbita ficifolia

KANG Jiaxiang1, PENG Conggui1, ANG Haiyan1, JING Zange1, YANG Zhengan2, XIE Xiufeng1, WANG Yuxin1, PEI Xuli1   

  1. 1 School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, China
    2 College of Landscape and Horticulture, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
  • Received:2025-07-16 Published:2026-06-28

Abstract:

The chloroplast genome of Cucurbita ficifolia was assembled,annotated and analyzed to reveal the phylogenetic relationship between C.ficifolia and other Cucurbitaceae plants.The Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform was used to sequence C.ficifolia,and its sequence characteristics,gene type,gene repeat sequence,codon preference and species evolution were analyzed.The chloroplast genome of C.ficifolia was 157 631 bp in length with a GC content of 37.15%.A total of 141 genes were annotated,comprising 60.99% protein-coding genes,33.33% tRNA genes,and 5.67% rRNA genes.These genes were categorized into four groups:photosynthesis-related genes,self-replication genes,other genes,and genes of unknown function.Simple sequence repeat analysis was performed on the chloroplasts of C.ficifolia,and a total of 192 SSR loci were detected.Codon preference analysis showed that there were 31 codons with RSCU values greater than 1.00,and 29 codons ended with A or U.The boundary genes of C.ficifolia were different from those of 8 other Cucurbitaceae species,and the expansion and contraction phenomena were obvious in the IR region and LSC region.The results of evolutionary analysis showed that C.ficifolia was in the same branch with C.moschata,C.maxima,C.pepo,C.argyrosperma var. palmeri,C.foetidissima,C.okeechobeensis subsp. martinezii and C.lundelliana.C.ficifolia was distant in relationship with other species of Cucurbitaceae.The chloroplast genome of C.ficifolia was assembled,and annotated with 141 genes and 192 SSR loci.Its evolutionary relationship is relatively distant with the selected Cucurbitaceae species.This study provides a theoretical basis for phyletic evolution and molecular breeding strategies in C.ficifolia.

Key words: Cucurbita ficifolia, Chloroplast genome, Structural characteristics, Phyletic evolution

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KANG Jiaxiang, PENG Conggui, ANG Haiyan, JING Zange, YANG Zhengan, XIE Xiufeng, WANG Yuxin, PEI Xuli. Chloroplast Genome Characteristics and Phylogenetic Analysis of Cucurbita ficifolia[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2026, 41(3): 48-56. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195785.

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