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Hormonal Regulation of Tomato Fruit Development: A Molecular Perspective

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Fruit development is a complex yet tightly regulated process. The developing fruit undergoes phases of cell division and expansion followed by numerous metabolic changes leading to ripening. Plant hormones are known to affect many aspects of fruit growth and development. In addition to the five classic hormones (auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic acid and ethylene) a few other growth regulators that play roles in fruit development are now gaining recognition. Exogenous application of various hormones to different stages of developing fruits and endogenous quantifications have highlighted their importance during fruit development. Information acquired through biochemical, genetic and molecular studies is now beginning to reveal the possible mode of hormonal regulation of fruit development at molecular levels. In the present article, we have reviewed studies revealing hormonal control of fruit development using tomato as a model system with emphasis on molecular genetics.

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Srivastava, A., Handa, A.K. Hormonal Regulation of Tomato Fruit Development: A Molecular Perspective. J Plant Growth Regul 24, 67–82 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-005-0015-0

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