Seasonal patterns of reserve and soluble carbohydrates in mature sugar maple (Acer saccharum)

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 780-788

  Wong, B L ^a   Baggett, K L ^a   Rye, A H ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fructose; Glucose; Raffinose; Stachyose; Starch; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; HYDROLYSIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STARCH; TISSUE; XYLOSE;

XYLEM RAY TISSUES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBOHYDRATE;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0242625242     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-079     Document Type: Article

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