Differential regulation of grain sucrose accumulation and metabolism in Coffea arabica (Arabica) and Coffea canephora (Robusta) revealed through gene expression and enzyme activity analysis

New Phytologist

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 781-797

  Privat, Isabelle ^a   Foucrier, Séverine ^a   Prins, Anneke ^c   Epalle, Thibaut ^a   Eychenne, Magali ^a   Kandalaft, Laurianne ^a   Caillet, Victoria ^a   Lin, Chenwei ^b   Tanksley, Steve ^b   Foyer, Christine ^c   McCarthy, James ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coffee; Cup quality; Grain maturation; Regulation; Sucrose metabolism

Indexed keywords

COFFEE; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD QUALITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; MATURATION; SUCROSE;

COFFEA; COFFEA ARABICA; COFFEA CANEPHORA;

EID: 43449117765     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02425.x     Document Type: Article

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