Carbohydrate Reserves in Plants - Synthesis and Regulation

Download or read book Carbohydrate Reserves in Plants - Synthesis and Regulation written by A.K. Gupta and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2000-09-05 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carbohydrate reserves constitute the major part of edible portion of the plants. Latest researches in major crops like wheat, rice, maize, barley, potato, sugarcane, sugarbeet, Jerusalem artichoke, chicory and carbohydrates in trees have been included in this book. The book will be of great value to the basic plant biochemists, molecular biologists, biotechnologists, and genetic crop engineers and to the agricultural scientists working in different disciplines related to crop productivity. This compilation may act as a medium to initiate discussions among these scientists leading to new researches in the area of crop productivity and reserve carbohydrate metabolism.