An ultrastructural study of bruising in stored potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-150

  Edgell, T ^a   Brierley, E R ^a   Cobb, A H ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bruising; Melanin; Potatoes; Tubers; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031947813     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1998.tb05191.x     Document Type: Article

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