Growth-room and field studies with seed tubers treated with ethylene and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) during storage

American Journal of Potato Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-160

  Pruski, K ^a   Prange, R K ^b   Daniels Lake, B J ^b   Nowak, J ^c   Astatkie, T ^a   Ronis, D H ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Agriculture and AgriFood Canada   (Canada)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d McCain Foods Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apical dominance; Seed spacing; Solanum tuberosum L.; Tuber size control; Tuber size distribution

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 33646459469     PISSN: 1099209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02872150     Document Type: Article

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