Genetics of flesh color and nucleotide sequence analysis of phytoene synthase gene 1 in a yellow-fruited tomato accession PI114490

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-24

  Yuan, Dongjuan ^a   Chen, Jia ^a   Shen, Huolin ^a   Yang, Wencai ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Genetics; Genomic DNA sequence; Lycopene; Psy1; Yellow flesh

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETICS; PIGMENT;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 49049088289     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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