Genome-wide association studies in apple reveal loci of large effect controlling apple polyphenols

Abstract Apples are a nutritious food source with significant amounts of polyphenols that contribute to human health and wellbeing, primarily as dietary antioxidants. Although numerous pre- and post-harvest factors can affect the composition of polyphenols in apples, genetics is presumed to play a m...

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Main Authors: Kendra A. McClure, YuiHui Gong, Jun Song, Melinda Vinqvist-Tymchuk, Leslie Campbell Palmer, Lihua Fan, Karen Burgher-MacLellan, ZhaoQi Zhang, Jean-Marc Celton, Charles F. Forney, Zoë Migicovsky, Sean Myles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Horticulture Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-019-0190-y