Possible involvement of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase in cold-induced sweetening of potato tubers

Potato Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 141-151

  Claassen, Pieternel A M ^a   Budde, Miriam A W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

FBPase; low temperature storage; PFP; Solanum tuberosum L.; sugars

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0029833126     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02358214     Document Type: Article

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