MetaQTL analysis provides a compendium of genomic loci controlling fruit quality traits in apple

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Costa, Fabrizio ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apple; Consensus map; Fruit quality; MetaQTL; QTL mapping

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84919754561     PISSN: 16142942     EISSN: 16142950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-014-0819-9     Document Type: Article

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