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Variation in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruit size and shape results from multiple components acting pre-anthesis and post-pollination.
Planta - 1 Oct 2017
Colle Marivi, Weng Yiqun, Kang Yunyan, Ophir Ron, Sherman Amir, Grumet Rebecca
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MAIN CONCLUSION: Morphological, QTL, and gene expression analyses indicate variation in cucumber fruit size and shape results from orientation, timing, and extent of cell division and expansion, and suggest candidate gene factors. Variation in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruit size and shape is highly quantitative, implicating interplay of multiple components. Recent studies have identified numerous fruit size...
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