Induced mutation in β-CAROTENE HYDROXYLASE results in accumulation of β-carotene and conversion of red to orange color in pepper fruit

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 557-565

  Borovsky, Yelena ^a   Tadmor, Yaakov ^a   Bar, Einat ^a   Meir, Ayala ^a   Lewinsohn, Efraim ^a   Paran, Ilan ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; GENES; PIGMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOFORTIFICATION; CAROTENOID COMPOSITION; CAROTENOID PROFILES; CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE; FEEDBACK REGULATION; INDUCED MUTATIONS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS;

CITRUS FRUITS;

EID: 84874325189     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-012-2001-9     Document Type: Article

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