Source-sink relationships in fruit species: A review
ABSTRACTFruit production and quality depend on adequate source-sink relationships. Carbohydrates (CH) translocated from leaves or reserve organs are the most important for the growth and development of sink organs (mainly fruits). Up to 60% of CH produced daily can be lost through respiration. Carbo...
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- Tipo de recurso:
- http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6585
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2013
- Institución:
- Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
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- RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/16619
- Acceso en línea:
- https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencias_horticolas/article/view/1980
https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/16619
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| Summary: | ABSTRACTFruit production and quality depend on adequate source-sink relationships. Carbohydrates (CH) translocated from leaves or reserve organs are the most important for the growth and development of sink organs (mainly fruits). Up to 60% of CH produced daily can be lost through respiration. Carbohydrates constitute over 65% of the dry matter of tree crops. Increasing the leaf-fruit ratio generally increases fruit growth and CH content. Photosynthesis increases with fruit load and the leaves next to fruits are strong sources for CH. The leaf-fruit ratio is species, cultivar and geographic location dependent. The optimal leaf area in various species is 200 cm2 per 100 g of fruit. Additional key words: carbohydrates, translocation, starch, leaf-fruit ratio. |
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