Nikolai Macnee
A5016690361- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
Plant & Food Research
2018-2021
University of Auckland
2020
Most published genome sequences are drafts, and most dominated by computational gene prediction. Draft genomes typically incorporate considerable sequence data that not assigned to chromosomes, predicted genes without quality confidence measures. The current Actinidia chinensis (kiwifruit) 'Hongyang' draft has 164 Mb of unassigned pseudo-chromosomes, omissions have been identified in the models.A second an A. (genotype Red5) was fully sequenced. This new resulted a 554.0 assembly with all...
The skin (exocarp) of fleshy fruit is hugely diverse across species. Most types have a live epidermal covered by layer cuticle made up cutin while few create an outermost dead cells (peridermal layer).In this study we undertook crosses between and peridermal skinned kiwifruit, showed that semi-dominant trait. Furthermore, backcrossing these hybrids to created range phenotypes ranging from fruit, through with varying degrees patches periderm (russeting), complete periderm. Quantitative trait...