Kenji Kato

The paper classifies melon accessions into seed types and genetic populations, revealing polyphyletic domestication and hybridization that increased genetic diversity, with distinct geographic origins.

This study uses genotyping-by-sequencing to analyze 723 cucumber accessions, revealing multiple dispersal routes to East Asia and Southeast Asia.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of Cucumis sativus cv. 'Tokiwa' using Oxford nanopore sequencing, resulting in a longer genome with more annotated genes.