Transcriptional analysis of cell wall and cuticle related genes during fruit development of two sweet cherry cultivars with contrasting levels of cracking tolerance

Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 162-169

  Balbontín, Cristián ^a   Ayala, Héctor ^a   Rubilar, Joselyn ^a   Cote, Jessica ^b   Figueroa, Carlos R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO BÍO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cell wall and cuticle modification; Cracking index; Gene expression analysis; Prunus avium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904159314     PISSN: 07185820     EISSN: 07185839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392014000200006     Document Type: Article

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