Gene expression profiles in the peel and pericarp of pepper fruit

ABSTRACT: The quality of the pepper fruit is significantly influenced by the properties of its surface such as color, glossiness and texture. The fruit surface is composed of a peel containing several layers including the cuticle, epidermis and the hypodermis. The peel acts as a protective barrier against biotic and abiotic stresses and is the most critical tissue affecting water loss during post harvest storage. The peel is composed of an outer epidermis with thick waxy (lipid) cuticle and few cell layers of thick-walled hypodermal cells. Despite its agronomic importance and due to the fact that the majority of studies in fruits have been conducted using flesh and peel tissues as a whole, the biochemical and genetic bases of variation in peel properties are largely unknown. In this proposal we aim

ORGANISM(S): Capsicum annuum

SUBMITTER: Jia Liu 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-8282 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress