Over-expression of a grape stilbene synthase gene in tomato induces parthenocarpy and causes abnormal pollen development

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1092-1099

  Ingrosso, Ilaria ^a   Bonsegna, Stefania ^a   De Domenico, Stefania ^a   Laddomada, Barbara ^a   Blando, Federica ^a   Santino, Angelo ^a   Giovinazzo, Giovanna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Parthenocarpy; Solanum lycopersicum; Stilbene synthase; Trans resveratrol

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; NARINGENIN; PLANT RNA; RESVERATROL; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; STILBENE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PARTHENOGENESIS; PLANT GENE; POLLEN; POLLINATION; RHIZOBIUM; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VITIS;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; AGROBACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; FLAVANONES; GENES, PLANT; GERMINATION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PARTHENOGENESIS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLLEN; POLLINATION; RNA, PLANT; STILBENES; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; VITIS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM; VITACEAE;

EID: 80053212157     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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