Apples before the fall: Does shape stability coincide with maturity?

Fruit shape is the result of the interaction between genetic, epigenetic, environmental factors and stochastic processes. As a core biological descriptor both for taxonomy and horticulture, the point at which shape stability is reached becomes paramount in apple cultivar identification, and authenti...

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Main Authors: Maria D. Christodoulou, Alastair Culham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-01-01
Series:Quantitative Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2632882821000059/type/journal_article