Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) quality and breeding perspectives

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 573-580

  Gatti, Edoardo ^a   Defilippi, Bruno G ^b   Predieri, Stefano ^a   Infante, Rodrigo ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Apricot; Consumers; E nose; Fruits; Genotypes; Molecular markers; New cultivars; NIR; Quality; Sensory evaluation

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MARKER;

APRICOT; CULTIVAR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MARKER ASSISTED BREEDING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 73949094650     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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