Seasonal fluctuations in fructan content and related enzyme activities in yacon (polymnia sonchifolia)

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 171-177

  Fukai, Katsuhiko ^a   Ohno, Sachiko ^a   Goto, Keiichi ^a   Nanjo, Fumio ^a   Hara, Yukihiko ^a  

^a Food Research Laboratories ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Fructan; Fructan hydrolase; Polymnia sonchifolia; Sst; Yacon

Indexed keywords

POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA;

EID: 0030943966     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.1997.10414725     Document Type: Article

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