A comparative analysis into the genetic bases of morphology in tomato varieties exhibiting elongated fruit shape

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 647-656

  Gonzalo, Maria Jose ^a,b   Van Der Knaap, Esther ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MORPHOLOGY;

GERMPLASM POOL; INHERITED CHARACTER; SOFTWARE APPLICATION; TOMATO VARIETIES;

FRUITS;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; FRUIT; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; TOMATO;

AGRICULTURE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; FRUIT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 40049105704     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-007-0698-7     Document Type: Article

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