Male Sterility Induced in Tomato by Sodium 2,3-Dichloroisobutyrate
- 26 June 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 129 (3365) , 1738-1740
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.129.3365.1738-a
Abstract
Spraying tomatoes with 0.3 percent sodium 2,3-dichloroisobutyrate (FW-450) at anthesis induced male sterility for 12 days, beginning 12 days after treatment. Only 20 percent fewer fruits were set on treated plants hand-pollinated with pollen from unsprayed plants than were set on untreated plants. The flowers again showed normal fertility 37 days after treatment.Keywords
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