Analysis of sucrose metabolism during petal growth of cut roses

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 174-177

  Yamada, Kunio ^a   Ito, Masakazu ^a   Oyama, Tomoko ^a   Nakada, Maiko ^a   Maesaka, Masahiro ^a   Yamaki, Shohei ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flower opening; Invertase; Petal growth; Rosa hybrida; Sucrose metabolism

Indexed keywords

ROSA; ROSA HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 33846365301     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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