Sorbitol transporter expression in apple sink tissues: Implications for fruit sugar accumulation and watercore development

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 261-268

  Gao, Zhifang ^a   Jayanty, Sastry ^a   Beaudry, Randolph ^a   Loescher, Wayne ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 14844354091     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.130.2.261     Document Type: Article

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