Domestication syndrome in caimito (Chrysophyllum cainito L.): Fruit and seed characteristics

Economic Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-175

  Parker, Ingrid M ^a   López, Isis ^b   Petersen, Jennifer J ^c   Anaya, Natalia ^d   Cubilla Rios, Luis ^d   Potter, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

Author keywords

Caimito; Chemistry; Discriminant analysis; Domestication; Fruit size; Phenolics; Star apple; Trait correlations

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOPHYLLUM CAINITO; MALUS X DOMESTICA; SAPOTACEAE;

EID: 77953540856     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-010-9121-4     Document Type: Article

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