Changes in starch and soluble sugar concentrations in winter squash mesocarp during storage at different temperatures

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 444-446

  Kami, Daisuke ^a   Muro, Takato ^a   Sugiyama, Keita ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cucurbits; Raffinose; Starch; Storage; Winter squash

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; METABOLISM; STARCH; SUGAR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WINTER;

CUCURBITA MAXIMA;

EID: 78650225800     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.10.025     Document Type: Article

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