Breeding and Health Benefits of Fruit and Nut Crops

• Other Authors: Soneji, Jaya R. (Editor), Nageswara-Rao, Madhugiri (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2018
• Subjects: Genetics (non-medical); genetic diversity, phenolic compounds, molecular markers, transcriptome, hybridization, germplasm
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The fruit and nut crops are laden with health benefits. As people are becoming more conscious about their health and nutritional uptake, the worldwide demand and consumption of fruit and nut crops are steadily increasing. This has made it hard to keep pace between the rate of fruit and nut productio...