Mechanisms Involved in Calcium Deficiency Development in Tomato Fruit in Response to Gibberellins

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-234

  de Freitas, Sergio Tonetto ^a   Jiang, Cai Zhong ^b   Mitcham, Elizabeth Jeanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoplast; BER; Blossom end rot; Ca; Membrane; Solanum lycopersicum L.

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84860376851     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: 14358107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-011-9233-9     Document Type: Article

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