Genetic architecture of apple fruit quality traits following storage and implications for genetic improvement

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Hardner, Craig M ^a   Evans, Kate ^b   Brien, Chris ^c   Bliss, Fred ^d   Peace, Cameron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding; Cultivar testing; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959452612     PISSN: 16142942     EISSN: 16142950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-016-0977-z     Document Type: Article

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