Sucrolytic activities in relation to sink strength and carbohydrate composition in tomato fruit growing under salinity

Plant Science

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-55

  Balibrea, María E ^a   Santa Cruz, Ana M ^a   Bolarín, María C ^a   Pérez Alfocea, Francisco ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fruit growth; Hexoses; Invertase; Salt stress; Starch; Sucrose; Sucrose synthase; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; SUCROSE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; PLANT GROWTH; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030596552     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9452(96)04424-X     Document Type: Article

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