Identifying sweet cherry fruit size genes and molecular markers

Author: Amy Iezzoni, James Olmstead, Esther van der Knaap

Published: 2008

Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1. Identify the genomic regions in sweet cherry that control fruit size. 2. Develop a conserved ortholog set (COS) of markers for cherry suitable for comparative mapping within the Rosaceae (partial funding is requested).

Keywords:

• Cherry
• Horticulture
• Cherry breeding
• Fruit size
• Molecular markers