De novo assembly and characterization of the transcriptome, and development of SSR markers in wax gourd (Benicasa hispida).
BACKGROUND: Wax gourd is a widely used vegetable of Cucuribtaceae, and also has important medicinal and health values.However, the genomic resources of wax gourd were scarcity, and only a few nucleotide sequences could be obtained in public databases.METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study, we examined transcriptome in serra avatar price wax