The impact of reduced vacuolar invertase activity on the photosynthetic and carbohydrate metabolism of tomato

Planta

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 265-272

  Scholes, Julie ^a   Bundock, Nicholas ^a   Wilde, Robin ^b   Rolfe, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates metabolism; Invertase (co suppresion construct); Lycopersicon; Photosynthesis; Vacoule

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 0029855746     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00208317     Document Type: Article

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