Cracking in sweet cherries: A comprehensive review from a physiological, molecular, and genomic perspective

Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-72

  Balbontín, Cristián ^a   Ayala, Héctor ^a   Bastías, Richard M ^a   Tapia, Gerardo ^b   Ellena, Miguel ^b   Torres, Carolina ^c   Yuri, José Antonio ^c   Quero García, José ^d   Ríos, Juan Carlos ^e   Silva, Herman ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Functional genomics; Physiology; RNA seq

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 84879257341     PISSN: 07185820     EISSN: 07185839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392013000100010     Document Type: Review

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