The hormonal regulation of the consecutive steps in the formation of tubers on the potato
plant (Solanum tuberosum L.) is described and discussed. An integrated view of the …

Details the various physiological responses in plants caused by microbially derived
phytohormones--examining the microbial synthesis of the five primary classes of plant …

The effects of plant hormones and sucrose (Suc) on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
tuberization were studied using in vitro cultured single-node cuttings. Tuber-inducing (high …

Phloem unloading was studied in potato plants in real time during the early stages of
tuberization using carboxyfluorescein (CF) as a phloem-mobile tracer, and the unloading …

In this review, it was shown that the practical uses of ethephon related to flowering,
vegetative growth and dormancy, abscission, ripening and maturity, disease and freezing …

This chapter attempts to provide a description of the structure of the potato plant, including
both external morphology and internal anatomy. Since the existing literature appeared to be …

Storage root formation and development in sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam.
Convolvulaceae] is a complex process characterized by the cessation of root elongation …

Tuber formation is a well orchestrated physiological event that involves many metabolic
changes. Dormancy gradually develops in potato tubers from the moment cell division in the …

In the past decade there have been several books and reviews which have considered the
physiology of potatoes (Ivins and Mil thorpe, 1963; Burton, 1966; Milthorpe and Moorby …

Drought sensitivity of potato leads to a reduction in total tuber yield and marketable yield. An
investigation of drought effects on tuber yield attributes will facilitate our understanding of …