| Literature DB >> 14968302 |
N C Oraguzie1, H Iwanami, J Soejima, T Harada, A Hall.
Abstract
The 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase (ACS) gene is a member of the ACS gene family that is involved in apple ( Malus x domestica Borkh.) fruit ripening. Presence of an allele ( Md-ACS1-2) of this gene is associated with low internal ethylene concentration in some apple cultivars. In this study, inheritance of Md-ACS1 was determined for 50 apple cultivars/advanced selections and 101 F(1) seedlings from five populations. Following this, the softening pattern of apples stored at 20 degrees C for up to 40 days was examined using 35 fruiting cultivars/selections of defined Md-ACS1 status. Md-ACS1 is inherited in a Mendelian fashion and was found to be linked to fruit softening. Maturity season of genotypes also significantly affected fruit softening. Late-season genotypes in the Md- ACS1-2/2 class had the slowest rate of softening, while early-season Md- ACS1-1/1 genotypes had the most rapid softening rate. The implications of these results are discussed in relation to parental selection and breeding for storage ability in apple.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 14968302 DOI： 10.1007/s00122-003-1574-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Theor Appl Genet ISSN： 0040-5752 Impact factor: 5.699