Early anther ablation triggers parthenocarpic fruit development in tomato

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 770-779

  Medina, Mónica ^a   Roque, Edelín ^a   Pineda, Benito ^a   Cañas, Luis ^a   Rodriguez Concepción, Manuel ^b   Beltrán, José Pío ^a   Gómez Mena, Concepción ^a  

^a Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fruit development; Male sterility; Nutrient value; Parthenocarpy; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84881028805     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12069     Document Type: Article

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