Rootstocks and plant water relations affect sugar accumulation of citrus fruit via osmotic adjustment

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 881-889

  Barry, Graham H ^a,c   Castle, William S ^a   Davies, Frederick S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Citrus sinensis; Juice quality; Midday stem water potential ( stem); Soluble solids concentration (SSC); Titratable acidity (TA); Water deficit stress

Indexed keywords

CITRONCIRUS WEBBERI; CITRUS; CITRUS JAMBHIRI; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS SINENSIS; CITRUS SINENSIS X PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATA; PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATA; VALENCIA;

EID: 8644286422     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.129.6.0881     Document Type: Article

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