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Heat-stress effects on tomato pollen grains
The failure of tomatoes grown under chronic high temperature conditions to set fruit is often associated with reduced pollen viability. Pressman et al. (pp. 631-636) show that high temperatures interfere with starch accumulation in the developing grains, which results in a lower soluble sugar concentration in mature grains. Low sugar content possibly contributes to the poor pollen performance.
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