Grain, sugar and biomass accumulation in photoperiod-sensitive sorghums. II. Biochemical processes at internode level and interaction with phenology

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 355-368

  Gutjahr, Sylvain ^a   Clément Vidal, Anne ^a   Soutiras, Armelle ^a   Sonderegger, Nicole ^a   Braconnier, Serge ^a   Dingkuhn, Michaël ^a,b   Luquet, Delphine ^a  

^a UMR AGAP   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

enzymes; grain filling; internode age; photoperiod sensitivity; sucrose metabolism; sweet sorghum

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CULTIVAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTYPE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOPERIOD; SORGHUM; SUGAR;

SACCHARUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 84876541878     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP12177     Document Type: Article

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