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Involvement of ethylene biosynthesis and signalling in fruit set and early fruit development in zucchini squash (Cucurbita pepo L.)

BACKGROUND: We have identified a kind of parthenocarpy in zucchini squash which is associated with an incomplete andromonoecy, i.e. a partial conversion of female into bisexual flowers. Given that andromonoecy in this and other cucurbit species is caused by a reduction of ethylene production in the...

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Autores principales: Martínez, Cecilia, Manzano, Susana, Megías, Zoraida, Garrido, Dolores, Picó, Belén, Jamilena, Manuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3856489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24053311
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-13-139