Molecular bases and evolutionary dynamics of selfincompatibility in the Pyrinae (Rosaceae)

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4015-4032

  De Franceschi, Paolo ^a   Dondini, Luca ^a   Sanzol, Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

F box; Pollen pistil interaction; Pyrinae; Rosaceae; S locus; S RNase.; self incompatibility; SFBB

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

EVOLUTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; POLLEN; REVIEW; ROSACEAE;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; ROSACEAE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PETUNIA; PRUNUS; PYRUS; ROSACEAE; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 84866714218     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers108     Document Type: Review

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