Changes in the amounts of the NAD-dependent sorbitol dehydrogenase and its involvement in the development of apple fruit

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 848-852

  Yamaguchi, Hideaki ^a   Kanayama, Yoshinori ^a   Soejima, Junichi ^b   Yamaki, Shohei ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Malus domestica; relative growth rate; sink activity; sorbitol metabolism

Indexed keywords

MALUS PUMILA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0030456443     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.5.848     Document Type: Article

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