Natural variation in fruit abscission-related traits in apple (Malus)

• Published in: Euphytica Vol. 165; no. 1; pp. 55 - 67
• Main Authors: Sun, Lingxia, John Bukovac, M, Forsline, Philip L, van Nocker, Steven
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 2009; Springer Netherlands; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abscission; Agricultural production; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Apples; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Cultivars; ethylene production; fruit drop; Fruits; fruits (plant anatomy); Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetics; Genetics and breeding of economic plants; Hybrids; Life Sciences; Malus; Malus domestica; pedicel; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Pathology; Plant Physiology; Plant reproduction; Plant Sciences; ripening; Seed dispersal; Transgenic plants; wild relatives; Fruit ripening; Ethylene; Abscission; Natural diversity; Fruit; Rosaceae; Woody plant; Ripening; Apple; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Genetic improvement; Spermatophyta; Malus

Abscission or retention of ripening fruit is a major component of seed dispersal strategies and also has important implications for horticultural production. Abscission-related traits have generally not been targeted in breeding efforts, and their genetic bases remain mostly unknown. We evaluated 14...