Comparative characterization of the leaf tissue of Physalis alkekengi and Physalis peruviana using RNA-seq and metabolite profiling

The genus Physalis in the Solanaceae family contains several species of benefit to humans. Examples include Physalis alkekengi (Chinese-lantern plant, hōzuki in Japanese) used for medicinal and for decorative purposes, and Physalis peruviana, also known as Cape gooseberry, which bears an edible, vit...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Fukushima, Michimi Nakamura, Hideyuki Suzuki, Mami Yamazaki, Eva Knoch, Tetsuya Mori, Naoyuki Umemoto, Masaki Morita, Go Hirai, Mikiko Sodeoka, Kazuki Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01883/full