A candidate-gene association study for berry colour and anthocyanin content in Vitis vinifera L.

Anthocyanin content is a trait of major interest in Vitis vinifera L. These compounds affect grape and wine quality, and have beneficial effects on human health. A candidate-gene approach was used to identify genetic variants associated with anthocyanin content in grape berries. A total of 445 polym...

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Main Authors: Silvana Cardoso, Winston Lau, José Eiras Dias, Pedro Fevereiro, Nikolas Maniatis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3461038?pdf=render