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The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of nitrogenous fertilizer application and the difference of environment between Japan and Indonesia on sugar accumulation by sweet sorghum c.v. Wray.
Sugar accumulation in the Japanese plants was low before heading, then increased rapidly reaching a maximum level at about 7 weeks later. The composition of sugar consisted mainly of sucrose, glucose and fructose with a large proportion as reducing sugars. Sugar concentration and proportions of reducing sugar were much higher in the upper internodes compared with the lower internodes.
The sugar content in Indonesian plants were higher than those in Japan. Sugar concentration increased in plants which received N application over a mid-length period in Indonesia, but not far those grown in Japan.
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Kunita, K., Tsuchihashi, N., Nishiyama, H., Takenaga, H., Yoshiba, M. (1997). Study on sugar accumulation of sweet sorghum. In: Ando, T., Fujita, K., Mae, T., Matsumoto, H., Mori, S., Sekiya, J. (eds) Plant Nutrition for Sustainable Food Production and Environment. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 78. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0047-9_39
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