AbstractThe role of protease inhibitors in modulating changes in protein content of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers was investigated using a mother/daughter tuber model system. Changes in patatin ...

When potato sprouts or potato tuber slices were incubated with 0.1 M glucose 1-phosphate, a soluble amylopectin-like polysaccharide was excreted to the medium. This polysaccharide was found to be a ...

Potato is a globally important crop species. In Europe and North America potatoes are mostly used in the form of processed products such as chips or fries, but for subsistence farmers, especially in ...

Potato tuber dormancy represents a critical phase post-harvest during which tubers remain quiescent and do not exhibit visible sprouting. This period, governed by an intricate network of genetic ...

In many households, it happens that potatoes with small sprouts suddenly appear in the storage box. Especially with longer ...

Those white potatoes that were planted on the Ides of March have a lot of activity going on under the ground right now. While the above ground green shoots put out new leaves and stems the underground ...