Abscisic acid triggers whole-plant and fruit-specific mechanisms to increase fruit calcium uptake and prevent blossom end rot development in tomato fruit

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2645-2656

  De Freitas, Sergio Tonetto ^a   Shackel, Kenneth A ^a   Mitcham, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ABA; BER; calcium deficiency; leaf transpiration; stomatal conductance; xylem sap

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; CALCIUM; WATER;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG EFFECT; FLOWER; FRUIT; METABOLISM; PHLOEM; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; TOMATO; XYLEM;

ABSCISIC ACID; BIOMASS; CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; FLOWERS; FRUIT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHLOEM; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; WATER; XYLEM;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79957518697     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq430     Document Type: Article

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