Kinetic behaviour of soluble invertases may be connected with the differential heat sensitivity of two wheat genotypes

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-289

  Asthir, Bavita ^a   Kaur, Amrinder ^a   Basra, Amarjit S ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Enzyme characterization; Heat sensitivity; Invertase; Thermal adaptation; Wheat grain

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031663870     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-998-0060-y     Document Type: Article

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