Allelic variation in paralogs of GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase is a major determinant of vitamin C concentrations in apple fruit

Plant Physiology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1613-1629

  Mellidou, Ifigeneia ^a   Chagné, David ^b   Laing, William A ^b   Keulemans, Johan ^a   Davey, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84868328552     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.203786     Document Type: Article

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