Effect of selected factors on total carotenoid content in potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.)

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 355-360

  Kotikova Z ^a   Hejtmankova A ^a   Lachman, Jaromír ^a   Hamouz, K ^a   Trnkova E ^a   Dvorak P ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Locality; Potato; Total carotenoids; Variety; White polypropylene fibre; Year of cultivation

Indexed keywords

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; AGRIA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 34547765332     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2214-pse     Document Type: Article

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