A mechanism for low temperature induced sugar accumulation in stored potato tubers: The potential role of the alternative pathway and invertase

American Potato Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 483-494

  Duplessis, Patricia M ^b   Marangoni, Alejandro G ^b   Yada, Rickey Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cyanide resistant respiration; low temperature sweetening; reducing sugars; sucrose

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030442895     PISSN: 00030589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02849671     Document Type: Review

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