Genetic differences in fruit-set patterns are determined by differences in fruit sink strength and a source: Sink threshold for fruit set

Annals of Botany

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 957-964

  Wubs, A M ^a   Ma, Y ^b,c   Heuvelink, E ^a   Marcelis, L F M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION   (China)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Cultivars; Fruit sink strength; Fruit set patterns; Source: sink ratio; Threshold for fruit set

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT SET; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE;

ARTICLE; FRUIT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PEPPER;

CAPSICUM; FRUIT;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 70349595122     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp181     Document Type: Article

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