Quantitative genetic analysis and comparison of physical and sensory descriptors relating to fruit flesh firmness in apple (Malus pumila Mill.)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1074-1084

  King, G J ^a   Maliepaard, C ^b   Lynn, J R ^a   Alston, F H ^c   Durel, C E ^d   Evans, K M ^c   Griffon, B ^d   Laurens, F ^d   Manganaris, A G ^e   Schrevens, E ^f   Tartarini, S ^g   Verhaegh, J ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HORTICULTURE RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e Pomology Institute   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Apple; Firmness; Fruit; Genes; QTL analysis; Texture

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FRUIT QUALITY; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; LINKAGE GROUP; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SCAB;

MALUS PUMILA;

EID: 0034085763     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220051389     Document Type: Article

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