Abstract
Abstract The changes in the reserve carbohydrate constituents were observed in the mother bulb scales and bulblets of tulip plants (Tulipa gesneriana) grown in a culture solution. At the time of planting, starch was the predominant reserve carbohydrate in mother bulb scales. The starch content decreased continuously until January, but starch degradation was interrupted for about 2 months until sprouting occurred. Thereafter rapid starch consumption resumed and the starch content was depleted until anthesis. The concentration of soluble carbohydrates especially the sucrose concentration in the mother bulb scales increased rapidly in winter, with maximum values of 64 mg/g FW on January 13. Regarding the changes in the fructosylsucrose content after planting, the content of isokestose (GF2) increased, and that of nystose (GF3) remained constant, while the content of pentasaccharide (GF4) and insoluble fructan with a high degree of polymerization decreased as in the case of starch. All the fructosylsucroses w...
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