Pollen density on the stigma affects endogenous gibberellin metabolism, seed and fruit set, and fruit quality in Pyrus pyrifolia

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4291-4302

  Zhang, Caixi ^a   Tateishi, Naoya ^b   Tanabe, Kenji ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gametophytic competition; gibberellins; pollen density; pollination; Pyrus pyrifolia

Indexed keywords

GIBBERELLIN;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FLOWER; FRUIT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PEAR; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; POLLEN TUBE;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOMASS; CELL COUNT; FLOWERS; FRUIT; GERMINATION; GIBBERELLINS; POLLEN; POLLEN TUBE; PYRUS; SEEDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPODIUM; PYRUS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA;

EID: 77958074440     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq232     Document Type: Article

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