Stromule formation is dependent upon plastid size, plastid differentiation status and the density of plastids within the cell

Plant Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 655-667

  Waters, Mark T ^a   Fray, Rupert G ^a   Pyke, Kevin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Green flesh; Plastid; Plastid differentiation; Ripening inhibitor; Stromule; Tomato

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY;

PLASTID POPULATION; STROMULE FORMATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHLOROPLAST; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLASTID; TOBACCO; TOMATO; TRANSGENE;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHLOROPLASTS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MUTATION; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLASTIDS; TOBACCO; TRANSGENES;

ANATOMY; FRUITS; PLANTS; PLASTIDS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 4143094805     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02164.x     Document Type: Article

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