Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Flower bud cooling protects pollen development and improves fertility during heatwaves
Martijn J. Jansen, Stuart Y. Jansma, Klaske M. Kuipers…·Ivo Rieu
The paper identifies a flower bud cooling mechanism that protects tomato pollen during heatwaves and shows that the qPV11 QTL enhances this process, improving pollen viability and fruit set.
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