Seasonal changes in carbohydrates of perennial root nodules of beach pea

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 160, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1185-1192

  Chinnasamy, Gurusamy ^a,b   Bal, Arya Kumar ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Cereal Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amyloplast; Beach pea; Carbohydrate; Cold stress; Lathyrus maritimus; Perennial root nodule; Winter dormancy

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGRADATION; FREEZING; OSMOSIS; SOLUBILITY;

ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LATHYRUS; LATHYRUS JAPONICUS; LATHYRUS JAPONICUS MARITIMUS; LATHYRUS MARITIMUS; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0142229560     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0176-1617-01090     Document Type: Article

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