Brief look at sorbitol in 1-year-old shoots of apple (Malus domestica)

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-87

  McQueen, Joanna C ^a,b   Minchin, Peter E H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apple; Metabolism; Sdh; Sorbitol

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; ROSACEAE;

EID: 18744407624     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2005.9514334     Document Type: Article

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