Molecular basis of self-(in)compatibility and current status of S-genotyping in rosaceous fruit trees

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-157

  Yamane, Hisayo ^a   Tao, Ryutaro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

F box; Marker assisted selection (MAS); S locus; S RNase; SFB SFBB

Indexed keywords

ROSACEAE;

EID: 65749105655     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs1.78.137     Document Type: Review

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