Source physiology and assimilate transport: The interaction of sucrose metabolism, starch storage and phloem export in source leaves and the effects on sugar status in phloem

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 497-505

  Komor, Ewald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CARBON ASSIMILATION; CYTOSOL; GENETIC MANIPULATION; MUTANT; PHLOEM; RICINUS COMMUNIS; STARCH; SUCROSE; WILD RELATIVE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; RICINUS COMMUNIS; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 0033925768     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pp99127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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