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Influence of biochar on growth performances, yield of root and tuber crops and controlling plant-parasitic nematodes
Root and tuber crops are important sources of food and provide income for millions of people worldwide besides an observed high demand for...
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A Systematic Review of Vegetation Indices for Potato Growth Monitoring and Tuber Yield Prediction from Remote Sensing
Crop intelligence and yield prediction of potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) are important to farmers and the processing industry. Remote sensing can...
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Irrigation and potassium fertilization effects on plant growth, tuber yield, quality, and water use efficiency of potato
Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) requires high levels of water and potassium to achieve optimal yield and quality. This is of importance for the...
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Growth, tuber yield, and starch content of arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) accessions on different altitudes and tree shades
Arrowroot ( Maranta arundinacea ) is an herbaceous plant that is widely grown under the shade of trees and has the potential to be cultivated as a...
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Identifying Major Determinant Nutrients for Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Growth and Tuber Yield in North Western Amhara, Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, fertilizer consumption has shown a linear increment. One-year-on-farm research was conducted in the Amhara region to identify major...
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Soil Water Stress Effects on Potato Tuber Starch Quality Formation
Soil water stress has a significant impact on crop physiology, however, the specific response of starch quality formation in potato tubers remains...
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Effects of seed tuber size on dormancy and growth characteristics in potato double crop**
Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivation in double-crop** systems requires planting whole seed tubers of cultivars with a short dormant period...
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Response of Indian Potato Varieties to Nitrogen Fertilization Regarding Growth, Nutrient Uptake, and Tuber Yield
One of the major challenges for potato producers is to maximize its yield and quality by properly managing the nitrogen fertilization. An experiment...
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Effect of Tuber borchii inoculation on Pinus pinea seedling quality and initial growth in the field
Pinus pinea is an interesting species due to its pine nuts. Tuber borchii , a fungus that produces truffles, is a delicacy. Both species association...
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Tuber Quality
The basic quality features of H. tuberosus tubers were discussed, such as regularity of shape, color of flesh and skin, resistance to darkening of...
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Tropical Tuber Crops: Nutrition and Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Tropical root and tuber crops are considered as the third important crops after cereals and grain legumes and have important role in food security,...
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Description, identification, and growth of Tuber borchii Vittad. mycorrhized Pinus sylvestris L. seedlings on different lime contents
Tuber borchii forms ectomycorrhiza with oaks, hazel, and pines, including Pinus sylvestris . However, its ectomycorrhiza morphotype with P. sylvestris ...
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Seed tuber imprinting shapes the next-generation potato microbiome
BackgroundPotato seed tubers are colonized and inhabited by soil-borne microbes, that can affect the performance of the emerging daughter plant in...
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Opening Eyes on Seedling Tuber Quality in Potato: Size Matters
For potato, diploid hybrid breeding is a novel breeding technique that speeds up the development of new varieties. A consequence of hybrid breeding...
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Effects of tuber size and burial depth on germination and plant growth of the submerged macrophyte Vallisneria spinulosa S.Z. Yan at different light intensities
The characteristics of propagules markedly impact the germination and plant growth of submerged macrophytes. Vallisneria spinulosa S.Z. Yan is a...
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Physiological, anatomical and quality indexes of root tuber formation and development in chayote (Sechium edule)
BackgroundChayote is an underutilized species of Cucurbitaceae. It is rich in nutrients such as protein, minerals, phenols and its extracts have...
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Mutation Breeding in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops
Tropical tuber crops are a unique group of vegetables that can be grown on a wide range of soils from slightly acidic to saline and in climatic...
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Effects of Seed Tuber Size of Potato Varieties on Fungicide Spray Regime, Weed Infestation and Net Farm Income in Potato Production
Field studies were conducted to determine the contribution of seed tuber size on late blight management, weed abundance, crop performance and net...
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Effects of Abiotic Stress Associated with Climate Change on Potato Yield and Tuber Quality Under a Multi-environment Trial in New Zealand
In the 2018/19 growing season, a multi-environment trial in Opiki, Hastings, and Ohakune located in three different regions of the North Island of...
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Temperature Effects on Tuber Production and Carbohydrates Partitioning in Different Cultivars during Consecutive Stages of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Growth
The main objective of this study was to assess responses of mid-early (Spunta) and mid-late (Bellini) potato cultivars to different temperature...
