High-Temperature-Induced Defects in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Anther and Pollen Development Are Associated with Reduced Expression of B-Class Floral Patterning Genes.

Sexual reproduction is a critical process in the life-cycle of plants and very sensitive to environmental perturbations. To better understand the effect of high temperature on plant reproduction, we cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants in continuous mild heat. Under this condition we obse...

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Main Authors: Florian Müller, Jiemeng Xu, Lieke Kristensen, Mieke Wolters-Arts, Peter F M de Groot, Stuart Y Jansma, Celestina Mariani, Sunghun Park, Ivo Rieu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5147909?pdf=render