Differences in ovary size among olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars are mainly related to cell number, not to cell size

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 185-190

  Rosati, Adolfo ^a   Caporali, Silvia ^a   Hammami, Sofiene B M ^b   Moreno Alías, Inmaculada ^b   Paoletti, Andrea ^a   Rapoport, Hava F ^b  

^a CRA OLI   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell size; Competition; Endocarp; Mesocarp; Number; Olive; Ovary; Sink strength

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; CYTOLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; FRUIT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SIZE;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 79961168248     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2011.06.035     Document Type: Article

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