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Potato Tuber Storage: Biochemical and Physiological Changes

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Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 3))

Abstract

Apart from the changes that accompany tuber deterioration after very long storage or after sprouting and the production of new plants, potato tubers are often considered as biochemically and physiologically invariable for a rather long time during normal storage. Yet, many changes in various biochemical and physiological processes occur, which have important consequences for the usage of the tubers as a source of food, as starting material for new plants and a new crop, and also as an object for plant physiological research.

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Abbreviations

ABA:

abscisic acid

CK:

cytokinin

GA:

gibberellin

IAA:

indoleacetic acid

FW:

fresh weight

DW:

dry weight

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Van Der Plas, L.H.W. (1987). Potato Tuber Storage: Biochemical and Physiological Changes. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Potato. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72773-3_9

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