Endopolygalacturonase: A candidate gene for Freestone and Melting Flesh in peach

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-31

  Peace, C P ^a   Crisosto, C H ^a   Gradziel, T M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clingstone; Co segregation; Fruit softening; Pleiotropy

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; MELTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CANDIDATE GENES; CELL WALLS; CLINGSTONE; CO-SEGREGATION; DEGRADING ENZYMES; ENDOPOLYGALACTURONASE; FRUIT SOFTENING; PEACH FRUITS; PLEIOTROPY; UNCERTAINTY;

GENES;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 24744439649     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-005-0828-3     Document Type: Article

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