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Genome association of carbohydrate metabolites provides new insights toward functional breeding in coffee.
The plant genome - 1 Jun 2026
Tavares Flores Estefania, Spicer Robert Logan, Souza Elaine M R, Ferrão Maria Amelia G, Senra João Felipe B, Azevedo Camila, Munoz Patricio R, Tieman Denise, Voiniciuc Cătălin, Ferrão Luis Felipe V
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Coffee is one of the world's most widely consumed beverages, derived mainly from Coffea arabica, known for its superior flavor, and Coffea canephora (Robusta/Conilon), valued for its resilience and higher caffeine content. Functional breeding aims to develop cultivars that combine productivity and stress tolerance with improved health-related traits and flavor quality. Because carbohydrate polymers account for...
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