Molecular and Genetic Bases of Fruit Firmness Variation in Blueberry—A Review

Molecular and Genetic Bases of Fruit Firmness Variation in Blueberry—A Review

Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) has been recognized worldwide as a valuable source of health-promoting compounds, becoming a crop with some of the fastest rising consumer demand trends. Fruit firmness is a key target for blueberry breeding as it directly affects fruit quality, consumer preference, transp...

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Main Authors: Francesco Cappai, Juliana Benevenuto, Luís Felipe V. Ferrão, Patricio Munoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
firmness
Vaccinium
ripening
cell wall
crispy
quantitative genetics
breeding
molecular markers
genome editing
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/8/9/174

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