Sugars and enzyme activity in the grass Deschampsia antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 483-491

  Zúñiga Feest, Alejandra ^a   Inostroza, Patricia ^a   Vega, Mario ^a   Bravo, León A ^a   Corcuera, Luis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cold acclimation; Maritime Antarctic; Poaceae; Sucrose accumulation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ACCUMULATION; DAY LENGTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; LOW TEMPERATURE; SUGAR;

ANTARCTICA;

AVENA FATUA; DESCHAMPSIA; DESCHAMPSIA ANTARCTICA; DESCHAMPSIA BERINGENSIS; DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0346269343     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102003001597     Document Type: Article

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