Newly identified gene provides reliable visual cue for oil palm fruit ripeness
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and St. Louis, MO - June 30, 2014 - A genetic discovery by a team of scientists from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), aided by scientists from Orion Genomics, paves the way for increased production of palm oil, which accounts for 45 percent of the world's edible oil.
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The oil palm VIRESCENS gene controls fruit colour and encodes a R2R3-MYB
Oil palm, a plantation crop of major economic importance in Southeast Asia, is the predominant source of edible oil worldwide. We report the identification of the VIRESCENS (VIR) gene, which controls fruit exocarp colour and is an indicator of ripeness.