Developmental changes in sugars and dry matter content of potato tuber under sub-tropical climates

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-134

  Kumar, Dinesh ^a   Ezekiel, R ^a  

^a CENTRAL POTATO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Dry matter; Growth; Potato tuber; Reducing sugars; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; DRY MATTER; GROWTH RATE; POTATO; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUCROSE; SUGAR; TUBER;

ASIA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; SOUTH ASIA;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33748569127     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.06.022     Document Type: Article

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