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ClZISO mutation leads to photosensitive flesh in watermelon.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 May 2022
Zhang Jie, Sun Honghe, Guo Shaogui, Ren Yi, Li Maoying, Wang Jinfang, Yu Yongtao, Zhang Haiying, Gong Guoyi, He Hongju, Zhang Chao, Xu Yong
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: The mutation of ClZISO identified in EMS-induced watermelon leads to photosensitive flesh in watermelon. Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) has a colorful flesh that attracts consumers and benefits human health. We developed an ethyl-methanesulfonate mutation library in red-fleshed line '302' to create new flesh color lines and found a yellow-fleshed mutant which accumulated ζ-carotene. The initial...
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