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Enhanced transpiration rate in the high pigment 1 tomato mutant and its physiological significance.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 May 2011
Carvalho R F, Aidar S T, Azevedo R A, Dodd I C, Peres L E P
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Tomato high pigment (hp) mutants represent an interesting horticultural resource due to their enhanced accumulation of carotenoids, flavonoids and vitamin C. Since hp mutants are known for their exaggerated light responses, the molecules accumulated are likely to be antioxidants, recruited to deal with light and others stresses. Further phenotypes displayed by hp mutations are reduced growth and an apparent...
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