Table 1.
Non-structural carbohydrate content (glucose + starch, fructose, sucrose and total) as percentage dry weight of bark, wood and root tissues of peach trees following crop load manipulation
| Crop load | Tissue sampled | Glucose + starch | ± s.e. | Fructose | ± s.e. | Sucrose* | ± s.e. | Total | ± s.e. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crop | Bark | 4·5 | 0·37 | 1·4 | 0·10 | 1·0 | 0·08 | 6·9 | 0·31 |
| Wood | 5·5 | 0·26 | 0·9 | 0·08 | NA | 6·4 | 0·32 | ||
| Root | 11·4 | 0·41 | 1·0 | 0·16 | 0·6 | 0·15 | 13·0 | 0·39 | |
| Full crop | Bark | 3·7 | 0·23 | 1·2 | 0·12 | 0·8 | 0·08 | 5·7 | 0·25 |
| Wood | 3·9 | 0·28 | 1·0 | 0·09 | NA | 4·9 | 0·30 | ||
| Root | 9·1 | 1·36 | 1·0 | 0·14 | 0·5 | 0·08 | 10·6 | 1·31 |
* NA, Data not available, below detectable threshold of 0·02 %.