cucumber (Cucumis sativus), melon (C. melo), watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), wax gourd (Benincasa hispida) and squash (Cucurbita maxima). Epigenomics. cucumber, melon, watermelon, bottle gourd, wax gourd and squash.

The family Cucurbitaceae includes a number of economically important crops such as cucumber, melon, watermelon and squash, which share a similar biological process during the early stage of fruit development. A few genes underlying the fruit development have been reported, however, lots of crucial genes remain largely unresolved, and their regulatory elements have not been explored.