Girdling promotes tomato fruit enlargement by enhancing fruit sink strength and triggering cytokinin accumulation

Girdling is a horticultural technique that enhances fruit size by allocating more carbohydrates to fruits, yet its underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study, girdling was applied to the main stems of tomato plants 14 days after anthesis. Following girdling, there was a significan...

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Main Authors: Lin Chai, Heng Wang, Hongjun Yu, Endi Pang, Tao Lu, Yang Li, Weijie Jiang, Qiang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1174403/full