Carbohydrate-related changes in sweetpotato storage roots during development

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 200-204

  La Bonte, Don R ^a   Picha, David H ^a   Johnson, Hester A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol insoluble solids; Ipomoea batatas; Sugars

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA BATATAS; IPOMOEA LACUNOSA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033954931     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.125.2.200     Document Type: Article

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