Sucrose accumulation in watermelon fruits: Genetic variation and biochemical analysis

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 167, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 589-596

  Yativ, Merav ^a   Harary, Idan ^a   Wolf, Shmuel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Citrullus; Invertase; Sucrose phosphate synthase; Sucrose synthase; Sugar concentration

Indexed keywords

BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; SUCROSE; SUCROSE PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; SUCROSE SYNTHASE; SUCROSE-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CROSS BREEDING; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PH; SOLUBILITY; WATERMELON;

BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CITRULLUS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FRUCTOSE; FRUIT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SOLUBILITY; SUCROSE;

CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 77950188753     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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