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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Potato Dormancy, Sprouting and Tuberization

Potato Dormancy, Sprouting and Tuberization

Mani Ferdaous

Paperback

Botany & Horticulture

ISBN10: 3659675725
ISBN13: 9783659675720
Publisher: Lap Lambert Academic Pub
Published: Mar 20 2015
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.24 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Dormancy is one aspect of tuber physiological age that begins with potato tuber initiation. During dormancy, proteomic and physiological processes do happen but they do not lead to immediate morphological changes. But these processes are relevant for the number of sprouts produced after breaking of the dormancy and for the growth vigour of the seed tuber. This review propose that dormancy phasis is a complex process that depends mainly on genetic background, stage of tuber development, environmental and management conditions during tuber growth and storage, it also depends of mother tuber. In addition, temperature, humidity, water supply, as well as the photoperiod during plant growth are important environmental factors that regulate potato tuber sprouting. Storage temperature and gas composition regulate dormancy breaking. Many chemicals are used to break dormancy in potato. Hormonal regulation through endogenous an exogenous phytohormones is primordial in controlling dormancy, sprouting and tuberization in potato.

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