Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10840721 | Plant Science | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
â¶ Tomato plants silenced for GA20ox1 showed dwarfism and modified leaf shape. â¶ Such plants showed highly reduced fertility due to defective microsporo- and microgametogenesis. â¶ When pollinated with control pollen, they produced seedless fruits due to seed abortion (stenospermocarpy).
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Authors
Irene Olimpieri, Riccardo Caccia, Maurizio Enea Picarella, Anna Pucci, Enrico Santangelo, Gian Piero Soressi, Andrea Mazzucato,