Transgenic parthenocarpic eggplants: Superior germplasm for increased winter production

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-86

  Donzella, Guglielmo ^a   Spena, Angelo ^b   Rotino, Giuseppe L ^c  

^a Ente Sviluppo Agricolo Sicilia S   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c Res Institute for Vegetable Crops   (Italy)

Author keywords

iaaM gene; Parthenocarpy; Plant growth regulators; Protected cultivation; Seedless fruits; Solanum melongena

Indexed keywords

AUBERGINE; COLD RESISTANCE; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC TRAIT; GERMPLASM; HYBRID; PARTHENOCARPY; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT BREEDING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GENES;

GERMPLASMS; HORMONAL TREATMENTS; IAAM GENE; PARTHENOCARPY; PERFORMANCE; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PROTECTED CULTIVATION; SEEDLESS FRUIT; SOLANUM MELONGENA; TRANSGENICS;

FRUITS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MELONGENA; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 0033995914     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009613529099     Document Type: Article

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