Ancient DNA reveals early use of melons in China’s Song dynasty.

Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Walker-Hale, Nathanael
Zheng, Yunfei
Verdenaud, Marion
Pereira, Lara
Pérez-Escobar, Oscar Alejandro
Date published
September 8, 2026
Organisational unit
Science
Project(s)
Priority 4: Accelerated Taxonomy
Funder
Funder nameISNIAwards
UK Research and Innovation, United Kingdom
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Frontier research grant (EP/X026868/1)
European Research Council, Belgium
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NectarGland ERC Project (101095736)
Volume
123
Issue
36
Article number
e2610284123
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences
Place of publication
Washington, D.C., US
ISSN
0027-8424
eISSN
1091-6490
Date accepted
July 23, 2026
Rights statement
In Copyright
Licence
CC BY 4.0
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Additional information
IF = 9.5 (2025)