'Hass' avocado carbohydrate fluctuations. I. Growth and phenology

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 671-675

  Liu, Xuan ^a   Robinson, Paul W ^a   Madore, Monica A ^a   Witney, Guy W ^a,b   Lu Arpaia, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Abbott Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

'Duke 7' rootstock; 'Hass' avocado; D mannoheptulose; Persea americana; Perseitol; Soluble sugar; Starch

Indexed keywords

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0032758062     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.124.6.671     Document Type: Article

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