Changes in fruit sugar concentrations in response to assimilate supply, metabolism and dilution: A modeling approach applied to peach fruit (Prunus persica)

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 373-385

  Genard M ^a   Lescourret, F ^a   Gomez, L ^a   Habib, R ^a  

^a Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

Author keywords

Fructose; Glucose; Irrigation; Leaf:fruit ratio; Sorbitol; Sucrose; SUGAR model

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; METABOLISM; SUGAR;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0037566583     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.6.373     Document Type: Article

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