The effect of heat stress on tomato pollen characteristics is associated with changes in carbohydrate concentration in the developing anthers

Annals of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 631-636

  Pressman, Etan ^a   Peet, Mary M ^b   Pharr, D Mason ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anther development; Carbohydrate; Heat stress; Pollen; Starch; Temperature stress

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; POLLEN; TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METABOLISM; POLLEN; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMATO;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FLOWERS; HEAT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; POLLEN; SURVIVAL RATE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0036842267     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcf240     Document Type: Article

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