Sugar Metabolism in Stone Fruit: Source-Sink Relationships and Environmental and Agronomical Effects

Sugar Metabolism in Stone Fruit: Source-Sink Relationships and Environmental and Agronomical Effects

The partitioning of assimilates in fruits, which are economically important sink organs, is ruled by different physiological processes and affected by both environmental and agronomical factors. The bulk of the water and solutes, required for growth, is imported into fruits and seeds through xylem a...

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Main Authors: Rachele Falchi, Claudio Bonghi, María F. Drincovich, Franco Famiani, María V. Lara, Robert P. Walker, Giannina Vizzotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
assimilates partitioning
phloem loading/unloading
photosynthesis
water flow
fertilization
pruning
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.573982/full

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