Studies on the release of sugar into the vessels of Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Sauter, J.J.; Iten, W.; Zimmermann, M.H., 1973: Studies on the release of sugar into the vessels of Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum). Canadian Journal of Botany 51(1): 1-8 + 3 pl.
The release of sucrose into the vessel water of A. saccharum was investigated by biochemical and enzyme-cytochemical methods. The amount of sucrose released into the vessels in isolated stem segments was found to be temperature-dependent. The release of sucrose was also inhibited when p-chloromercuribenzoate as an inhibitor of respiratory enzymes was present in the vessels; this suggests that sucrose release depends on the respiratory activity of some cells.