Quantifying the source-sink balance and carbohydrate content in three tomato cultivars

The effect of supplementary lighting on plant growth depends on the balance between assimilate production in source leaves and the overall capacity of the plants to use assimilates. This study aims at quantifying the source-sink balance and carbohydrate content of three tomato cultivars differing in...

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Main Authors: Tao eLi, Ep eHeuvelink, Leo eMarcelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00416/full