The AAT1 locus is critical for the biosynthesis of esters contributing to 'ripe apple' flavour in 'Royal Gala' and 'Granny Smith' apples

Plant Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 903-915

  Souleyre, Edwige J F ^a   Chagné, David ^a   Chen, Xiuyin ^a   Tomes, Sumathi ^a   Turner, Rebecca M ^a   Wang, Mindy Y ^a   Maddumage, Ratnasiri ^a   Hunt, Martin B ^a   Winz, Robert A ^a   Wiedow, Claudia ^a   Hamiaux, Cyril ^a   Gardiner, Susan E ^a   Rowan, Daryl D ^a   Atkinson, Ross G ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

apple; aroma; ester; flavour; fruit; Malus domestica; quantitative trait loci; transgenic; volatile

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESTERIFICATION; FLAVORS; FRUITS; GENE EXPRESSION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

APPLE; AROMA; MALUS DOMESTICA; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; TRANSGENICS; VOLATILE;

ESTERS;

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ESTER; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CHROMOSOME MAP; DOWN REGULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALUS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTERS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIATION; MALUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 84902327861     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12518     Document Type: Article

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