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The parthenocarpic hydra mutant reveals a new function for a SPOROCYTELESS-like gene in the control of fruit set in tomato.
The New phytologist - 1 May 2017
Rojas-Gracia Pilar, Roque Edelin, Medina Mónica, Rochina Maricruz, Hamza Rim, Angarita-Díaz María Pilar, Moreno Vicente, Pérez-Martín Fernando, Lozano Rafael, Cañas Luis, Beltrán José Pío, Gómez-Mena Concepción
Abstract excerpt
Fruit set is an essential process to ensure successful sexual plant reproduction. The development of the flower into a fruit is actively repressed in the absence of pollination. However, some cultivars from a few species are able to develop seedless fruits overcoming the standard restriction of unpollinated ovaries to growth. We report here the identification of the tomato hydra mutant that produces seedless...
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