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Neutral Nonstructural Carbohydrates

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The photosynthetic creation of carbohydrates and their subsequent metabolism are at the heart of growth and productivity of the cotton plant. Carbohydrate metabolism in cotton has received considerable attention since the pioneering work of Phillis and Mason (1933) and Ergle (1936), and it has played a central role in various models of cotton growth and yield (Baker et al., 1972; Harley et al., 1992; Wall et al., 1994). This chapter deals with some of the cellular and tissue-level processes involved in nonstructural carbohydrate metabolism. In addition, problems associated with the analysis of soluble carbohydrates in tissues are discussed, and the metabolism and excretion by phloem-feeding insects of plant sugars which cause cotton fiber stickiness are examined briefly.

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    Donald L. Hendrix

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Hendrix, D.L. (2010). Neutral Nonstructural Carbohydrates. In: Stewart, J.M., Oosterhuis, D.M., Heitholt, J.J., Mauney, J.R. (eds) Physiology of Cotton. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3195-2_31

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