Tuber water and pressure potentials decrease and sucrose contents increase in response to moderate drought and heat stress

American Journal of Potato Research

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 519-532

  Bethke, Paul C ^a,b   Sabba, Robert ^c   Bussan, Alvin J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Reducing sugars; Sugar end defect; Tuber processing quality; Turgor potential; Water potential

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 71049138170     PISSN: 1099209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12230-009-9109-8     Document Type: Article

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