Factors affecting seed production in transgenic ethylene-insensitive petunias

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 401-406

  Clevenger, Donna J ^a   Barrett, James E ^a   Klee, Harry J ^a   Clark, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

And flower senescence; Fruit ripening; Pollen tube growth; Seed germination; Whole plant vigor

Indexed keywords

PETUNIA; PETUNIA HYBRIDA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 1942518750     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.129.3.0401     Document Type: Article

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