Effect of sucrose solution injection at different growth stages on production and ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase activity of roots in sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas lam. cultivars

Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-20

  Kadowaki, Masayuki ^a   Murayama, Naoko ^a   Kubota, Fumitake ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 2442517538     PISSN: 00236152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5109/24454     Document Type: Article

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