Decreased mitochondrial activities of malate dehydrogenase and fumarase in tomato lead to altered root growth and architecture via diverse mechanisms

Plant Physiology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 653-669

  Van Der Merwe, Margaretha J ^a   Osorio, Sonia ^a   Moritz, Thomas ^b   Nunes Nesi, Adriano ^a   Fernie, Alisdair R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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EID: 60249095595     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.130518     Document Type: Article

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