Altered flower retention and developmental patterns in nine tomato cultivars under elevated temperature

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 95-101

  Sato, Suguru ^a   Peet, Mary M ^b   Gardner, Randolph G ^b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flower abortion; High temperature stress; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; Parthenocarpy; Undeveloped flowers

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FLOWER; TEMPERATURE;

LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 1842479201     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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