Enzymatic control of soluble carbohydrate accumulation in cold-acclimated crowns of alfalfa

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1183-1189

  Castonguay, Yves ^a   Nadeau, Paul ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; COLD TOLERANCE; CULTIVAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GALACTINOL SYNTHASE; HYDROLYSIS; RAFFINOSE; STACHYOSE; SUCROSE; SUCROSE PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0031720237     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800050012x     Document Type: Article

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