Mutation breeding for improved internal quality and appearance in Russet Burbank

American Potato Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 155-165

  Love, Stephen L ^a   Thompson Johns, Asunta ^b   Werner, Bruce K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Blackspot bruise; French fry; Gamma rays; Irradiation; Solanum tuberosum L.; Specific gravity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347248669     PISSN: 00030589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02853074     Document Type: Article

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