The diurnal and seasonal water relations, and composition, of 'Braeburn' apple fruit under reduced plant water status

Plant Science

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-154

  Mills, Tessa M ^a,b   Behboudian, M Hossein ^a   Clothier, Brent E ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fruit sugars; Malus domestica; Osmotic adjustment

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

APPLE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TITRIMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0030800762     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(97)00105-2     Document Type: Article

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