ISHS Acta Horticulturae 47: II International Symposium on Flower Bulbs
THE EFFECT OF STORAGE TEMPERATURE ON CARBOHYDRATE INTERCONVERSION IN TULIP BULBS |
| Authors: | E. Haaland, A. Wickstrom |
| Abstract:
The interconversion : starch  sucrose fructosyl sucroses in bulbs of "Apeldoorn" was dependent on the storage temperature.
The content of starch decreased with a corresponding increase of sucrose and fructosyl sucrose at 5°C. At 21°C the starch content increased slightly.
Injected 14C-U-sucrose in the scales of bulbs was also converted faster to starch at this temperature.
The conversion of 14C-U-sucrose to fructosul sucrose by transfructosylation was enhanced by cold storage.
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