The molecular network regulating the coloration in apple

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 163, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Peng, Ting ^a   Moriguchi, Takaya ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Basic helix loop helix (bHLH); Functional genes; MYBs; Red coloration

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PIGMENT;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84888855815     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.06.005     Document Type: Review

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