Genetic challenges of flavor improvement in tomato

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 257-262

  Klee, Harry J ^a   Tieman, Denise M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit; Metabolism; Olfaction; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

FLAVOR; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT YIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOMATO;

BREEDING; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHENOTYPE; TASTE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84880514765     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2012.12.003     Document Type: Review

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