Chile has an active export industry of peaches and nectarines. One of the factors that jeopardizes its competitiveness is the refrigerated storage for over 2 to 3 weeks. This affects the quality of the fruit (mealiness is one of the most evident signs), therefore new varieties that are less susceptible to this feature are needed.

The overall objective of the project was to use functional genomics as a tool for obtaining molecular markers to facilitate early detection of peach and nectarine varieties that have improved postharvest features.

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