Higher growth of the apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) fruit cortex is supported by resource intensive metabolism during early development

Abstract Background The major fleshy tissues of the apple fruit are spatially separable into cortex and pith. These tissues display differential growth during development. Key features of such differential growth, and sink metabolic programs supporting it have not been investigated previously. We hy...

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Main Authors: Shan Jing, Anish Malladi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-2280-2