QTLs for shelf life in lettuce co-locate with those for leaf biophysical properties but not with those for leaf developmental traits

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1433-1449

  Zhang, Fang Z ^a,d   Wagstaff, Carol ^a,e   Rae, Anne M ^a,f   Sihota, Arinder K ^a   Keevil, C William ^a   Rothwell, Steve D ^b   Clarkson, Graham J J ^b   Michelmore, Richard W ^c   Truco, María José ^c   Dixon, Mark S ^a   Taylor, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Vitacress Salads Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Biophysical; Leaf development; Lettuce; Microbiology; Post harvest; QTLs; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CROPS; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BIOPHYSICAL; LEAF DEVELOPMENT; LETTUCE; POST-HARVEST; SHELF LIFE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; CROSS BREEDING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LETTUCE; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PORTUGAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHLOROPHYLL; CROSSES, GENETIC; ENGLAND; LETTUCE; PLANT LEAVES; PORTUGAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 34548391333     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm006     Document Type: Article

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