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Gibberellin-induced Anther and Pollen Development in a Stamen-less Tomato Mutant

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HESLOP-HARRISON1 has pointed out that in most investigations flower primordia differentiation has been considered synonymous with flowering as a single indivisible process. Observations on the differentiation and development of individual floral parts (sepals, petals, stamens, pistils) in hermaphroditic flowers thus offer a unique approach in the study of flowering. Certain tomato mutants lacking essential floral parts provide excellent source material for such investigations. This report directs attention to the effects of gibberellin A3 (GA3) on anther and pollen development in an otherwise stamen-less tomato mutant2.

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  1. Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing

    S. C. PHATAK, S. H. WITTWER, S. HONMA & M. J. BUKOVAC

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PHATAK, S., WITTWER, S., HONMA, S. et al. Gibberellin-induced Anther and Pollen Development in a Stamen-less Tomato Mutant. Nature 209, 635–636 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209635a0

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