Breeding and physiological aspects of potato cultivation in the Mediterranean region

Potato Research

Volumn 42, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1999, Pages 265-277

  Frusciante, L ^a   Barone, Amalia ^a   Carputo, D ^a   Ranalli, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biotic stresses; Drought stress; Frost stress; Gene introgression; Heat stress; Off season production; Solanum tuberosum L.; Wild species

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPE; PLANT BREEDING; POTATO; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STRESS;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033361165     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02357857     Document Type: Conference Paper

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