Effect of temperature on storage properties, dormancy, soluble sugar content and α-galactosidase activity of seven new potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 116-121

  Shahba, Mohamed A ^a   Stushnoff, Cecil ^a   McSay, Ann E ^a   Holm, David ^b   Davidson, Robert ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b San Luis Valley Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cherry Red; Chipeta; Dormancy; Durango Red; Keystone Russet; Postharvest storage; Russet Norkotah 3; Russet Norkotah 8; Russet Nugget

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33847378889     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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