new terms / synonyms for citrus terms

[Peter Stevens]

>Hi,
>
>In the just concluded POC workshop at Cornell, certain term requirements
>came in from Citrus functional genomics project.
>
>The following plant structures that need either a new term or added as
>synonyms are.
>
>Albedo.
>         Definition: White, spongy inner part of citrus fruit rind.
>         comment: IS THIS SAME AS ENDOCARP if so we can add as synonym.

OK, or endocarp is strictly applied to the inner epidermis of the fruit wall.


>
>Flavedo.
>         Definition: Outer part of the rind of citrus fruit, bearing oil
>          glands and pigments.
>         comment: IS THIS SAME AS EXOCARP if so we can add as synonym..

OK, or exocarp is strictly applied to the outer epidermis of the fruit wall.


>
>Rind
>         Definition: The outer covering of certain fruit; also referred
>          to as peel or  skin
>         comment: IS THIS SAME AS PERICARP if so we can add as synonym..

This would have to be looked at on a case-by-case basis. The rind of 
a citrus = pericarp, but there is also another definition which means 
"the tough outer wall of a fruit you have to cut off to get to the 
innards".

P.

>Juice sac
>         Definition ??
>         More info at 
><http://www.chineseplantscience.com/earticle_read.asp?id=12171>http://www.chineseplantscience.com/earticle_read.asp?id=12171
>
>Thanks
>Pankaj
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