Development of a simple thermal time method for describing the onset of morpho-anatomical features related to sweetpotato storage root formation

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 374-377

  Villordon, Arthur ^a   LaBonte, Don ^b   Firon, Nurit ^c  

^a LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anomalous cambium; Growing degree days; Ipomoea batatas; Phenology; Storage root development; Storage root initiation

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIOUS ROOT; ANATOMY; ANOMALY; CLIMATE VARIATION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLOGY; PIGMENT; ROOTING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSPLANTATION; TUBER;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 65449136617     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.02.013     Document Type: Article

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