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SUBMITTER: Erel R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7020163 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Erel Ran R T Le Thuc T Eshel Amram A Cohen Shabtai S Offenbach Rivka R Strijker Tobias T Shtein Ilana I
Plants (Basel, Switzerland) 20191225 1
Fruits are the dominant sinks for assimilates. At optimal conditions, assimilates supply can meet the demand of fruits and those of the vegetative organs; however, extreme circumstances such as strong sink strength or an environmental stress may disturb this fine balance. While most studies focus on aboveground parameters, information regarding root growth dynamics under variable sink strength are scarce. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sink strength (represented by fru ...[more]