Carbohydrate metabolism of vegetative and reproductive sinks in the late-maturing peach cultivar 'Encore'

Tree Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-109

  Lo Bianco, Riccardo ^a   Rieger, Mark ^a   Sung, Shi Jean S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid invertase; Fruit; Growth; Neutral invertase; Shoot tips; Sorbitol dehydrogenase; Sorbitol oxidase; Sucrose; Sucrose synthase

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0033082926     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/19.2.103     Document Type: Article

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