Metabolic changes and susceptibility to chilling stress in Capsicum annuum plants grown at suboptimal temperature

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 759-767

  Mercado, José A ^a   Reid, Michael S ^b   Valpuesta, Victoriano ^a   Quesada, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Chilling injury; Cold acclimation; Paclobutrazol; Pepper; Rubisco

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0031406986     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP97066     Document Type: Article

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