Changes in sugar content and sucrose synthase enzymes during fruit growth in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) grown on different polyethylene mulches

HortScience

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 775-777

  Boo, Heeock ^a   Kim, Honggi ^b   Lee, Hyunhwa ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Jeonnam Bio Control Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Climatic condition; Sink activity; Sucrose metabolism

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 77952557661     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.45.5.775     Document Type: Article

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