Two large-effect QTLs, Ma and Ma3, determine genetic potential for acidity in apple fruit: breeding insights from a multi-family study

Apple fruit acidity is genetically diversified by natural variations in three hierarchical epistatic genes: MdSAUR37 , MdPP2CH and MdALMTII

(2018) Dongjie Jia et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

An integrated approach for increasing breeding efficiency in apple and peach in Europe

(2018) Francois Laurens et al.   Horticulture Research

Epistatic fire blight resistance QTL alleles in the apple cultivar ‘Enterprise’ and selection X-6398 discovered and characterized through pedigree-informed analysis

(2017) Eric van de Weg et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

High-quality de novo assembly of the apple genome and methylome dynamics of early fruit development

(2017) Nicolas Daccord et al.   NATURE GENETICS

The R2R3-MYB transcription factor MdMYB73 is involved in malate accumulation and vacuolar acidification in apple

(2017) Da-Gang Hu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Two QTL characterized for soft scald and soggy breakdown in apple (Malus × domestica) through pedigree-based analysis of a large population of interconnected families

(2017) Nicholas P. Howard et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes

Genome re-sequencing reveals the history of apple and supports a two-stage model for fruit enlargement

(2017) Naibin Duan et al.   Nature Communications

Elucidation of the ‘Honeycrisp’ pedigree through haplotype analysis with a multi-family integrated SNP linkage map and a large apple (Malus×domestica) pedigree-connected SNP data set

(2017) Nicholas P Howard et al.   Horticulture Research

PediHaplotyper: software for consistent assignment of marker haplotypes in pedigrees

(2016) Roeland E. Voorrips et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

GIPS: A Software Guide to Sequencing-Based Direct Gene Cloning in Forward Genetics Studies

(2016) Han Hu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A high-density, multi-parental SNP genetic map on apple validates a new mapping approach for outcrossing species

(2016) Erica A Di Pierro et al.   Horticulture Research

A dense SNP genetic map constructed using restriction site-associated DNA sequencing enables detection of QTLs controlling apple fruit quality

(2015) Rui Sun et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Comparative assessment of sugar and malic acid composition in cultivated and wild apples

(2015) Baiquan Ma et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Use of descriptive analysis and preference mapping for early-stage assessment of new and established apples

(2015) Margaret A Cliff et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Construction of a high density linkage map and its application in the identification of QTLs for soluble sugar and organic acid components in apple

(2015) Baiquan Ma et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes

Genes Encoding Aluminum-Activated Malate Transporter II and their Association with Fruit Acidity in Apple

(2015) Baiquan Ma et al.   Plant Genome

Development and Validation of a 20K Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Whole Genome Genotyping Array for Apple (Malus × domestica Borkh)

(2014) Luca Bianco et al.   PLoS One

Bayesian QTL analyses using pedigreed families of an outcrossing species, with application to fruit firmness in apple

(2014) M. C. A. M. Bink et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

A strategy for developing representative germplasm sets for systematic QTL validation, demonstrated for apple, peach, and sweet cherry

(2014) C. P. Peace et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes

What controls fleshy fruit acidity? A review of malate and citrate accumulation in fruit cells

(2013) A. Etienne et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The Genome Database for Rosaceae (GDR): year 10 update

(2013) Sook Jung et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

‘Schmidt's Antonovka’ is identical to ‘Common Antonovka’, an apple cultivar widely used in Russia in breeding for biotic and abiotic stresses

(2013) Anna Pikunova et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes

Identification, characterization, and utilization of genome-wide simple sequence repeats to identify a QTL for acidity in apple

(2012) Qiong Zhang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

QTL and candidate gene mapping for polyphenolic composition in apple fruit

(2012) David Chagné et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

A natural mutation-led truncation in one of the two aluminum-activated malate transporter-like genes at the Ma locus is associated with low fruit acidity in apple

(2012) Yang Bai et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Mode of inheritance in fruit acidity in apple analysed with a mixed model of a major gene and polygenes using large complex pedigree

(2012) Hiroshi Iwanami et al.   PLANT BREEDING

Genome-Wide SNP Detection, Validation, and Development of an 8K SNP Array for Apple

(2012) David Chagné et al.   PLoS One

Genomic Selection for Fruit Quality Traits in Apple (Malus×domestica Borkh.)

(2012) Satish Kumar et al.   PLoS One

QTL linkage analysis of connected populations using ancestral marker and pedigree information

(2012) Marco C. A. M. Bink et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Differences in acidity of apples are probably mainly caused by a malic acid transporter gene on LG16

(2012) Sabaz Ali Khan et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes

Genetic characterization of the Ma locus with pH and titratable acidity in apple

(2011) Kenong Xu et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Developmental changes of carbohydrates, organic acids, amino acids, and phenolic compounds in ‘Honeycrisp’ apple flesh

(2010) Yanzi Zhang et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

ON THE INHERITANCE OF ACIDITY IN CULTIVATED APPLES

(2010) NILS NYBOM   HEREDITAS

The genome of the domesticated apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.)

(2010) Riccardo Velasco et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Regulation of malate metabolism in grape berry and other developing fruits

(2009) Crystal Sweetman et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Estimation of genetic parameters and prediction of breeding values for apple fruit-quality traits using pedigreed plant material in Europe

(2009) Abou Bakari Kouassi et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes

Eating quality standards for apples based on consumer preferences

(2008) F. Roger Harker et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Identification and stability of QTLs for fruit quality traits in apple

(2008) Katrien Kenis et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes

Map position and functional allelic diversity of Md-Exp7, a new putative expansin gene associated with fruit softening in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) and pear (Pyrus communis)

(2008) F. Costa et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes