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Yunfei Zheng

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Ancient DNA reveals early use of melons in China's Song Dynasty

Nathanael Walker‐Hale, Yunfei Zheng, Marion Verdenaud, Lara Pereira, Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar, Michaela Preick, Abdelhafid Bendahmane, Michael V. Westbury, Michael Hofreiter, Hanno Schaefer, Xinyi Liu, Guillaume Chomicki, Susanne S. Renner

This study uses ancient DNA from Song Dynasty melon seeds to show they were likely consumed as fresh or culinary fruits, not sweet dessert melons, and supports their introduction from the Asian domestication pool.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 4, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology