Changes in Sugar Metabolism Enzyme Activities in Cultivars of Two Pumpkin Species (Cucurbita maxima and C. moschata) during Fruit Development

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-59

  Tateishi, Akira ^a   Nakayama, Taikai ^b   Isobe, Katsunori ^a   Nomura, Kazunari ^a   Watanabe, Keiichi ^a   Inoue, Hiroaki ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kanagawa Agricultural Technology Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pumpkin; Starch; Sucrose phosphate synthase; Sugar

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA;

EID: 1342269531     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.73.57     Document Type: Article

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