Fluctuations in sugar content are not determinant in explaining variations in vitamin C in tomato fruit

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 751-757

  Massot, Capucine ^a   Génard, Michel ^a   Stevens, Rebecca ^b   Gautier, Hélène ^a  

^a Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

^b Researches Center of Avignon   (France)

Author keywords

Fruit load; Fruit quality; Solanum lycopersicum; Sugars; Tomato; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 77955662362     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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