Increasing the water use efficiency (WUE) of tomato (S. lycopersicum) via manipulation of the abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis pathway

Breeding plants that produce equivalent growth with reduced water input (improved water use efficiency (WUE)) is necessary for sustained future crop production. Water deficit induces redistribution and synthesis of the phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) thereby restricting transpiration. ABA is synthe...

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Main Author: White, Charlotte Anne
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11948/