Pooled extreme-phenotype genome-wide association study XP-GWAS reveals an association between 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase and β-carotene variation in Capsicum annuum.

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Background: Carotenoids are essential plant pigments with key roles in stress tolerance and human nutrition. β-carotene is a major provitamin A carotenoid, and understanding the genetic basis of its natural variation in Capsicum annuum is important for nutritional improvement. However, carotenoid accumulation is a complex quantitative trait influenced by multiple metabolic and regulatory pathways. Methods: An...

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