Tob. Sci., 1964, 8-03, p. 8-12, ISSN.0082-4623
Studies on nitrogen metabolism in tobacco plants. A. Part V. Changes of the free amino acid composition of tobacco leaves with age
Center Research Institute, Japan Monopoly Corporation, Yutaka-machi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
The effect of age on non-protein constituents of tobacco leaves (N. tabacum L., “Bright Yellow”) has been studied. For this purpose leaves of the 15th (lower) and the 24th (upper) after cotyledon were harvested in a sequence of their aging. Every...