Quantitative trait loci pyramiding for fruit quality traits in tomato

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 217-222

  Sacco, Adriana ^a   Di Matteo, Antonio ^a   Lombardi, Nadia ^a   Trotta, Nikita ^b   Punzo, Biancavaleria ^a   Mari, Angela ^c,d   Barone, Amalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Molecular markers; Phenols; S. pennellii introgression lines; Solanum lycopersicum; Soluble solids

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; FRUITS; NUTRITION; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIOXIDANT COMPOUNDS; CONDITION; FRUIT QUALITY; INTROGRESSION LINES; MOLECULAR MARKER; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; S PENNELLII INTROGRESSION LINE; SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM; SOLUBLE SOLIDS; TOMATO FRUITS;

ASCORBIC ACID;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYCOPERSICON PENNELLII; SOLANUM;

EID: 84871933140     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-012-9763-2     Document Type: Article

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