Fruit weight is controlled by Cell Size Regulator encoding a novel protein that is expressed in maturing tomato fruits.
Increases in fruit weight of cultivated vegetables and fruits accompanied the domestication of these crops. Here we report on the positional cloning of a quantitative trait locus (QTL) controlling fruit weight in tomato. The derived allele of Cell Size Regulator (CSR-D) increases fruit weight predom...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5560543?pdf=render |