Role of Endogenous Hormones on Seed Hardness in Pomegranate Fruit Development

Seed hardness is a unique trait for edibility and an important breeding target for pomegranates. We compared changes in hormones during the development of soft- and hard-seeded varieties in order to identify key hormones and developmental stages that affect seed lignin synthesis and accumulation. Du...

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Published in:Horticulturae
Main Authors: Haoxian Li, Lina Chen, Ruitao Liu, Zhenhua Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/11/1/38