Fruit Morphology and Ripening-Related QTLs in a Newly Developed Introgression Line Collection of the Elite Varieties ‘Védrantais’ and ‘Piel de Sapo’ [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Melon is an economically important crop with widely diverse fruit morphology and ripening characteristics. Its diploid sequenced genome and multiple genomic tools make this species suitable to study the genetic architecture of fruit traits.
Miguel Santo Domingo +7 more
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Diversity in Fruit Morphology and Nutritional Composition of Juglans mandshurica Maxim in Northeast China [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Although Manchurian walnut (Juglans mandshurica Maxim) is widely distributed in northeast China, very few studies had been reported on its diversity among different populations. We surveyed 12 J.
Zhixin Li +7 more
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Sly-miR159 regulates fruit morphology by modulating GA biosynthesis in tomato. [PDF]
Plant Biotechnol J, 2022 Summary Fruit morphology is an important agronomical trait of many crops. Here, we identify Sly‐miR159 as an important regulator of fruit morphology in tomato, a model species of fleshy‐fruit development.
Zhao P +8 more
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Fruit Morphology and Anatomy of the Spondioid Anacardiaceae. [PDF]
Bot Rev, 2018 The Spondioideae subfamily of the Anacardiaceae is widely distributed today in tropical regions. Recent molecular phylogenetic investigations indicate that the Spondioideae are not monophyletic, but rather comprise at least two separate clades that are ...
Herrera F +5 more
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"Phoenix in Flight": an unique fruit morphology ensures wind dispersal of seeds of the phoenix tree (Firmiana simplex (L.) W. Wight). [PDF]
BMC Plant Biol, 2022 Background Many seed plants produce winged diaspores that use wind to disperse their seeds. The morphology of these diaspores is directly related to the seed dispersal potential.
Gan SR +4 more
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Comparison of fruit morphology and nutrition metabolism in different cultivars of kiwifruit across developmental stages. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Kiwifruit (Actinidia) is becoming increasingly popular worldwide due to its favorable flavour and high vitamin C content. However, quality parameters vary among cultivars.
Li YF +9 more
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Automatic Fruit Morphology Phenome and Genetic Analysis: An Application in the Octoploid Strawberry. [PDF]
Plant Phenomics, 2021 Automatizing phenotype measurement is needed to increase plant breeding efficiency. Morphological traits are relevant in many fruit breeding programs, as appearance influences consumer preference.
Zingaretti LM +2 more
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Horticulturae, 2021 ‘Lingwu Changzao’ (Ziziphus jujuba Mill. cv. Lingwuchangzao), a cultivar of Ziziphus in the Rhamnaceae family, is a traditional jujube cultivar in Ningxia, China.
Yaping Ma +4 more
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Unraveling the Hormonal and Molecular Mechanisms Shaping Fruit Morphology in Plants. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)The importance of fruit shape studies extends beyond fundamental plant biology, as it holds significant implications for breeding. Understanding the genetic and hormonal regulation of fruit morphology can facilitate targeted breeding strategies to ...
Rafiq M +8 more
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Unlocking the power of AI for phenotyping fruit morphology in Arabidopsis. [PDF]
GigascienceDeep learning can revolutionise high-throughput image-based phenotyping by automating the measurement of complex traits, a task that is often labour-intensive, time-consuming, and prone to human error.
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