Molecular Characterisation of a Supergene Conditioning Super-High Vitamin C in Kiwifruit Hybrids

Molecular Characterisation of a Supergene Conditioning Super-High Vitamin C in Kiwifruit Hybrids

During analysis of kiwifruit derived from hybrids between the high vitamin C (ascorbic acid; AsA) species <i>Actinidia eriantha</i> and <i>A. chinensis</i>, we observed bimodal segregation of fruit AsA concentration suggesting major gene segregation. To test this hypothesis,...

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Main Authors: John McCallum, William Laing, Sean Bulley, Susan Thomson, Andrew Catanach, Martin Shaw, Mareike Knaebel, Jibran Tahir, Simon Deroles, Gail Timmerman-Vaughan, Ross Crowhurst, Elena Hilario, Matthew Chisnall, Robyn Lee, Richard Macknight, Alan Seal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
kiwifruit
genomics
polyploidy
breeding
ascorbic acid
vitamin C
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/8/7/237

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