Quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting sugars, organic acids and other biochemical properties possibly contributing to flavor, identified in four advanced backcross populations of tomato

Euphytica

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 163-177

  Fulton, T M ^a   Bucheli, P ^b   Voirol, E ^b   Lopez J ^c   Petiard V ^b   Tanksley, S D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advanced backcross populations; Flavor; Organic acids; Processing tomatoes; Quantitative trait loci (QTL); Sugars

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0036405256     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020209930031     Document Type: Article

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