Tomato: A model species for fruit growth and development studies
Paradajz - model biljka za ispitivanje rastenja i razvića plodova

2015
Authors
Stikić, Radmila
Jovanović, Zorica

Vučelić-Radović, Biljana

Marjanović, Milena

Savić, Sladjana
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Because of its specific biochemical and molecular properties and nutrient importance, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an established model to study fruit growth and development. This review paper addresses several aspects of tomato fruit growth and development including its specific phases, control by water regime, cell wall enzymes, plant hormones and metabolic processes.
U ovom radu dat je pregled najnovijih rezultata koji su od značaja za razumevanje biohemijskih i fizioloških procesa u toku rastenja plodova. Rezultati su predstavljeni za paradajz kao model biljku za ispitivanje plodova. Iako nisu detaljno predstavljena, genetska istraživanja takođe doprinose poznavanju rastenja i razvića plodova. Prinos paradajza, kao i drugih kultura, u značajnoj meri zavisi od efikasnosti rastenja plodova te su stoga stečena znanja i od praktičnog značaja.
Keywords:
tomato / fruit / growth / development / paradajz / plodovi / rastenje / razvićeSource:
Botanica Serbica, 2015, 39, 2, 95-102Publisher:
- Univerzitet u Beogradu - Biološki fakultet - Institut za botaniku i botaničku baštu "Jevremovac", Beograd
Funding / projects:
- Advancing research in agricultural and food sciences at Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade (EU-316004)
- Biotechnological approaches for overcoming effects of drought on agricultural production in Serbia (RS-31005)