Validation and demonstration of a pericarp disc system for studying blossom-end rot of tomatoes

Abstract Background Blossom-end rot in tomatoes is often used as a model system to study fruit calcium deficiency. The study of blossom-end rot development in tomatoes has been greatly impeded by the difficulty of directly studying and applying treatments to the affected cells. This manuscript prese...

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Main Authors: Nicholas F. Reitz, Elizabeth J. Mitcham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Plant Methods
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-021-00728-3