Glycoalkaloids in potato tubers grown under controlled environments

American Journal of Potato Research

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 337-343

  Nitithamyong, Anadi ^a   Vonelbe, Joachim H ^b   Wheeler, Raymond M ^c   Tibbitts, Theodore W ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Cultivars; Day length; Humidity; Light level; Light period; Maturity; Solanum tuberosum; Temperature; Varieties; chaconine; solanine

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033430097     PISSN: 00030589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02910006     Document Type: Article

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