Variation in cultured pearl quality traits in relation to position of saibo cutting on the mantle of black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera

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Natural Sciences, Marine Biology, Marine Sciences +15

Color and weight of pearls produced by grafting the mantle tissue from a selected population for white shell color of the Japanese pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii (Dunker)

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Agriculture, Marine Sciences, Color Theory +5

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Natural Sciences, Marine Sciences, Materials Science +14

Xenografts and pearl production in two pearl oyster species, P. maxima and P. margaritifera: Effect on pearl quality and a key to understanding genetic contribution

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Life Sciences, Botany, Genetics +6

Family effect on cultured pearl quality in black-lipped pearl oyster<i>Pinctada margaritifera</i>and insights for genetic improvement

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Life Sciences, Genetics, Aquaculture +6