Genes that influence yield in tomato

Breeding Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-13

  Ariizumi, Tohru ^a   Shinozaki, Yoshihito ^a   Ezura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fruit size; Parthenocarpy; Plant hormones; Tomato; Yield

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84876923268     PISSN: 13447610     EISSN: 13473735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.63.3     Document Type: Review

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