BREAKING THE TIGHT GENETIC LINKAGE BETWEEN THE a1 AND sh2 GENES LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTHOCYANIN-RICH PURPLE-PERICARP SUPER-SWEETCORN
A. Anirban, A. Hayward, H. T. Hong, A. K. Masouleh, R. J. Henry, T. J. O'Hare
This paper reports the development of purple-pericarp super-sweetcorn by breaking the tight genetic linkage between a1 and sh2 genes, resulting in a plant with anthocyanin-rich purple pericarp and high sugar content.
bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2022Plant Biology