Why does sugarcane (Saccharum sp. hybrid) grow slowly?

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 546-551

  Allison, J C S ^a   Pammenter, N W ^a   Haslam, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Zimbabwe Sugar Experiment Station   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Assimilate portioning; Growth; Metabolism and respiration; Storage; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH RATE; MONOCOTYLEDON; RESPIRATION; STORAGE; YIELD;

POACEAE; SACCHARUM SP.;

EID: 35348952641     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2007.04.065     Document Type: Article

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