Flowering in the uniflora mutant of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.): Description of the reproductive structure and manipulation of flowering time

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 149-157

  Dielen, Vincent ^a   Marc, Denis ^a   Kinet, Jean Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cutting; Defoliation; Flowering; Lycopersicon esculentum; Meristem identity gene; Season effects; Tomato; Topping; Uniflora mutant

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0031681309     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006094318083     Document Type: Article

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