Exogenous classic phytohormones have limited regulatory effects on fructan and primary carbohydrate metabolism in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

Fructans are polymers of fructose and one of the main constituents of water-soluble carbohydrates in forage grasses and cereal crops of temperate climates. Fructans are involved in cold and drought resistance, regrowth following defoliation and early spring growth, seed filling, have beneficial effe...

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Main Authors: Anna eGasperl, Annette eMorvan-Bertrand, Marie-Pascale ePrud'Homme, Eric eVan Der Graaff, Thomas eRoitsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.01251/full