Potato Physiological Disorders - Brown Center and Hollow Heart
Brown center and hollow heart are physiological disorders of the potato tuber. Brown center is characterized by a region of cell death in the pith of the tuber which results in brown tissue. Hollow heart is characterized by a star shape hollow in the center of the tuber. Brown center frequently pre...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2003-08-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109008 |
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| Summary: | Brown center and hollow heart are physiological disorders of the potato tuber. Brown center is characterized by a region of cell death in the pith of the tuber which results in brown tissue. Hollow heart is characterized by a star shape hollow in the center of the tuber. Brown center frequently precedes the development of hollow heart. Neither disorder is initiated by a disease organism. This document is HS945, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: August 2003.
HS945/HS197: Potato Physiological Disorders?Brown Center and Hollow Heart (ufl.edu)
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| ISSN: | 2576-0009 |