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Tomato facultative parthenocarpy results from SlAGAMOUS-LIKE 6 loss of function.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 May 2017
Klap Chen, Yeshayahou Ester, Bolger Anthony M, Arazi Tzahi, Gupta Suresh K, Shabtai Sara, Usadel Björn, Salts Yehiam, Barg Rivka
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The extreme sensitivity of the microsporogenesis process to moderately high or low temperatures is a major hindrance for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) sexual reproduction and hence year-round cropping. Consequently, breeding for parthenocarpy, namely, fertilization-independent fruit set, is considered a valuable goal especially for maintaining sustainable agriculture in the face of global warming. A mutant...
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