The effects of (S)-(+)-carvone treatments on seed potato tuber dormancy and sprouting

Potato Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-161

  Sorce, Carlo ^a   Lorenzi, Roberto ^a   Ranalli, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concentration; Gas chromatography; Solanum tuberosum L.; Sprout suppression; Storage

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030660362     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02358241     Document Type: Article

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