Transcriptome analysis of pecan seeds at different developing stages and identification of key genes involved in lipid metabolism.

Pecan is an economically important nut crop tree due to its unique texture and flavor properties. The pecan seed is rich of unsaturated fatty acid and protein. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of the biosynthesis of fatty acids in the developing seeds. In this study, transcrip...

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Main Authors: Zheng Xu, Jun Ni, Faheem Afzal Shah, Qiaojian Wang, Zhaocheng Wang, Lifang Wu, Songling Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5919011?pdf=render