Molecular basis of fruit development

• Main Author: Robert G. Franks (auth)
• Other Authors: Zhongchi Liu (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Morphogenesis; fruit evolution; endocarp; auxin; carpel margin meristem; Ovule; gynoecium; Cytokinin
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The fruit is an important plant structure. Not only does it provide a suitable environment for seeds to develop and serve as a vehicle for seed disposal, but it is also an indispensable part of the human diet. Despite its agronomic and nutritional value and centuries of intensive genetic selection,...