Effects of salinity on distribution of photosynthates and carbohydrate metabolism in tomato grown using nutrient film technique

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-96

  Saito, Takeshi ^a   Fukuda, Naoya ^a   Matsukura, Chiaki ^a   Nishimura, Shigeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid invertase; Distribution; Photosynthesis; Sucrose synthase; Translocation

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 60749089334     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs1.78.90     Document Type: Article

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