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Development of a controlled vocabulary and software application to analyze fruit shape variation in tomato and other plant species.
Plant physiology - 1 May 2006
Brewer Marin Talbot, Lang Lixin, Fujimura Kikuo, Dujmovic Nancy, Gray Simon, van der Knaap Esther
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The domestication and improvement of fruit-bearing crops resulted in a large diversity of fruit form. To facilitate consistent terminology pertaining to shape, a controlled vocabulary focusing specifically on fruit shape traits was developed. Mathematical equations were established for the attributes so that objective, quantitative measurements of fruit shape could be conducted. The controlled vocabulary and...
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