On the genetic control of heterosis for fruit shape in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-235

  Fernández Silva, Iria ^a   Moreno, Eduard ^a   Eduardo, Iban ^a   Arús, Pere ^a   Álvarez, Jose M ^b   Monforte, Antonio J ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANTALOUPE; CULTIVAR; DOMINANT INHERITANCE; FRUIT (STRUCTURE); FRUIT SHAPE; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC REGULATION; HETEROSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HYBRID; NEAR ISOGENIC LINE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 60249087467     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esn075     Document Type: Article

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