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Genome-wide association study of individual sugar content in fruit of Japanese pear (Pyrus spp.).
BMC plant biology - 16 Aug 2021
Nishio Sogo, Hayashi Takeshi, Shirasawa Kenta, Saito Toshihiro, Terakami Shingo, Takada Norio, Takeuchi Yukie, Moriya Shigeki, Itai Akihiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Understanding mechanisms of sugar accumulation and composition is essential to determining fruit quality and maintaining a desirable balance of sugars in plant storage organs. The major sugars in mature Rosaceae fruits are sucrose, fructose, glucose, and sorbitol. Among these, sucrose and fructose have high sweetness, whereas glucose and sorbitol have low sweetness. Japanese pear has extensive...
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