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A novel bud mutation that confers abnormal patterns of lycopene accumulation in sweet orange fruit (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck).
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jan 2007
Liu Qing, Xu Juan, Liu Yongzhong, Zhao Xiaolong, Deng Xiuxin, Guo Linlin, Gu Jianqin
Abstract excerpt
A novel, pleiotropic sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) mutant, 'Hong Anliu', is described. This mutation causes carotenoid accumulation, high sugar, and low acid in the fruits. Gas chromatographic analysis revealed that high sugar and low acid in the fruit were caused by the accumulation of sucrose and the deficiency of citric acid. The dominant carotenoid accumulated in albedo, segment membranes, and...
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