High temperatures and parthenocarpic fruit set: Misunderstandings about the pepino breeding system

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-166

  Ruiz, J J ^a   Nuez, F ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONE; FERTILITY; FRUIT; GERMINATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYBRID; PARTHENOCARPY; PLANT BREEDING; POLLEN; POLLEN GERMINATION; POLLEN TUBE GROWTH; RIPENING; SELFING;

SOLANUM MURICATUM;

EID: 0034024359     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2000.11511216     Document Type: Article

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