Potato Physiological Disorders - Growth Cracks
Growth cracking is a 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. Growth cracks can vary in severity from appeari...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2003-07-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/108949 |
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| Summary: | Growth cracking is a 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. Growth cracks can vary in severity from appearing as a surface abrasion to a split through the tuber. The severity depends on the stage of growth the initial cracking occurred. This document is HS930, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: July 2003.
HS930/HS182: Potato Physiological Disorders?Growth Cracks (ufl.edu)
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| ISSN: | 2576-0009 |