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Recent advances of kiwifruit genome and genetic transformation

  2. Actinidia arguta, known as hardy kiwifruit, is a widely cultivated species with distinct botanical characteristics such as small and smooth-fruited, rich in beneficial nutrients, rapid softening and tolerant to e...

    Authors: Feng Zhang, Yingzhen Wang, Yunzhi Lin, Hongtao Wang, Ying Wu, Wangmei Ren, Lihuan Wang, Ying Yang, Pengpeng Zheng, Songhu Wang, Junyang Yue and Yongsheng Liu
    Citation: Molecular Horticulture 2024 4:4
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  3. The transformation and gene editing of the woody species kiwifruit are difficult and time-consuming. The fast and marker-free genetic modification system for kiwifruit has not been developed yet. Here, we esta...

    Authors: Pengwei Li, Yiling Zhang, Jing Liang, Xufan Hu, Yan He, Tonghao Miao, Zhiyin Ouyang, Zuchi Yang, Abdul Karim Amin, Chengcheng Ling, Yize Liu, Xiuhong Zhou, Xiaoran Lv, Runze Wang, Yajing Liu, Heqiang Huo…
    Citation: Molecular Horticulture 2024 4:1
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  4. Volatile terpenes are important compounds that influence fruit flavour and aroma of kiwifruit. Terpenes in plants also impact on the floral bouquet and defence against pests and pathogens in leaves and fruit. ...

    Authors: Wu Wang, Mindy Y. Wang, Yunliu Zeng, Xiuyin Chen, Xiaoyao Wang, Anne M. Barrington, Jianmin Tao, Ross G. Atkinson and Niels J. Nieuwenhuizen
    Citation: Molecular Horticulture 2023 3:9
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  5. Actinidia eriantha is a characteristic fruit tree featuring with great potential for its abundant vitamin C and strong disease resistance. It has been used in a wide range of breeding programs and functional geno...

    Authors: Yingzhen Wang, Minhui Dong, Ying Wu, Feng Zhang, Wangmei Ren, Yunzhi Lin, Qinyao Chen, Sijia Zhang, Junyang Yue and Yongsheng Liu
    Citation: Molecular Horticulture 2023 3:4
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  6. The current kiwifruit industry is mainly based on the cultivars derived from the species Actinidia chinensis (Ac) which may bring risks such as canker disease. Introgression of desired traits from wild relatives ...

    Authors: Xiaohong Yao, Shuaibin Wang, Zupeng Wang, Dawei Li, Quan Jiang, Qiong Zhang, Lei Gao, Caihong Zhong, Hongwen Huang and Yifei Liu
    Citation: Molecular Horticulture 2022 2:13
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