Silencing of DELLA induces facultative parthenocarpy in tomato fruits

Plant Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 865-876

  Martí, Cristina ^a   Orzáez, Diego ^a   Ellul, Philippe ^b   Moreno, Vicente ^a   Carbonell, Juan ^a   Granell, Antonio ^a  

^a Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación   (Spain)

^b Biologic Celular Dpte I+D   (Spain)

Author keywords

DELLA; Fruit set; Gibberellin; Growth; Parthenocarpy; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; ELONGATION; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

FRUIT SET; GIBBERELLIN; PARTHENOCARPY;

FRUITS;

GIBBERELLIC ACID; GIBBERELLIN; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; PHYTOHORMONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLOWER; FRUIT; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TOMATO; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FLOWERS; FRUIT; GENE SILENCING; GIBBERELLINS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 36349016789     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03282.x     Document Type: Article

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