Vascular Tissues Distribution Affects Calcium and Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Fruits of Wild Tomato (Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill.)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Paiva, É.A.S.; Figueredo, C.C.; Martinez, H.E.P. Vascular Tissues Distribution Affects Calcium and Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Fruits of Wild Tomato (Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill.). Plants 2023, 12, 3893. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12223893
Paiva ÉAS, Figueredo CC, Martinez HEP. Vascular Tissues Distribution Affects Calcium and Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Fruits of Wild Tomato (Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill.). Plants. 2023; 12(22):3893. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12223893
Chicago/Turabian StylePaiva, Élder Antônio Sousa, Cleber Cunha Figueredo, and Hermínia Emília Prieto Martinez. 2023. "Vascular Tissues Distribution Affects Calcium and Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Fruits of Wild Tomato (Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill.)" Plants 12, no. 22: 3893. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12223893