Correlation between ploidy level and fruit characters of the main kiwifruit cultivars in China: Implication for selection and improvement

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-145

  Li, Dawei ^a   Zhong, Caihong ^a   Liu, Yifei ^b   Huang, Hongwen ^b  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Actinidia; Breeding; Fruit characters; Ploidy; Provenance

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CORRELATION; CULTIVAR; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRUIT; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM; POLYPLOIDY; PROVENANCE; SELECTION; VITAMIN;

CHINA;

ACTINIDIA; ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 79959707651     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2010.482966     Document Type: Article

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