Molecular regulation of storage root formation and development in sweet potato

Horticultural Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 157-207

  Ravi, V ^a   Chakrabarti, S K ^a   Makeshkumar, T ^a   Saravanan, R ^a  

^a CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Ipomoea batatas; Physiology; Root crops

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927796450     PISSN: 01637851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118916827.ch03     Document Type: Conference Paper

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