Potato Physiological Disorders - Growth Cracks
Growth cracking is an external noninfectious physiological disorder of the potato tuber in which the tuber splits while growing. The split heals but leaves a fissure in the tuber. Growth cracks generally start at the bud or apical end of the potato and can extend lengthwise. They vary in severity fr...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2012-05-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119817 |
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| Summary: | Growth cracking is an external noninfectious physiological disorder of the potato tuber in which the tuber splits while growing. The split heals but leaves a fissure in the tuber. Growth cracks generally start at the bud or apical end of the potato and can extend lengthwise. They vary in severity from a surface abrasion to a split through the tuber, depending on the stage of growth during which the initial cracking occurred. This revised 2-page fact sheet was written by L. Zotarelli, C. Hutchinson, S. Byrd, D. Gergela, and D. L. Rowland, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, May 2012.
HS930/HS182: Potato Physiological Disorders—Growth Cracks (ufl.edu)
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| ISSN: | 2576-0009 |