Dehydrator onion bulb weight and water-soluble carbohydrates before and after maturity

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 581-586

  Wall, Arthur D ^a   Wall, Marisa M ^a   Corgan, Joe N ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa L.; Bulb mass; Bulb size; Fructans; High performance liquid chromatography; Nonstructural carbohydrates; Soluble solids; Sugars

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CULTIVAR; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 0032735271     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.124.6.581     Document Type: Article

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