Characterization of genes controlling stamen identity and development in a parthenocarpic tomato mutant indicates a role for the DEFICIENS ortholog in the control of fruit set.

doi:10.1111/j.1399-3054.2007.01035.x

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Characterization of genes controlling stamen identity and development in a parthenocarpic tomato mutant indicates a role for the DEFICIENS ortholog in the control of fruit set.

Physiologia plantarum - 1 Apr 2008

Mazzucato Andrea, Olimpieri Irene, Siligato Francesca, Picarella Maurizio Enea, Soressi Gian Piero

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The development of the ovary into a fruit depends on pollination and fertilization. It has been proposed that the restriction of ovary growth before pollination is because of the stamens acting as negative regulators. Accordingly, the silencing of genes responsible for stamen identity has been co...

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DEFICIENS Protein
Genes, Plant
Solanum lycopersicum
Mutation

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