potato tuber
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potato
noun[C or U]
uk/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/us/pəˈteɪ.t̬oʊ/
a round vegetable that grows underground and has white flesh with light brown, red, or pink skin, or the plant on which ...
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tuber
noun[C]
uk/ˈtʃuː.bər/us/ˈtuː.bɚ/
a swollen underground stem or root of a plant from which new plants can grow, as in ...
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(Definition ofpotatoandtuberfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It should be noted, however, that while volunteer plants serve as a habitat for natural enemies, they also constitute a refuge forpotatotubermoth.
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However, it is unclear how the biochemical and physical properties of tomato fruits relate topotatotubermoth performance.
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A review of the physiology ofpotatotuberdormancy.
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The enzyme lipoxygenase makes a hormone, jasmonic acid, which is involved in the control ofpotatotuberdevelopment.
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The skin on thepotatotuber(which is an underground stem) constitutes the cork of the periderm.
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Apotatotuberwith corky ringspot has large brown rings on its surface and discolored spots inside.
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Wound-response studies are often done onpotatotubertissue, as are electron transport experiments.
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Chlorogenic acid constitutes up to 90% of thepotatotubernatural phenols.
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The toxins are only produced once the bacteria have colonised apotatotuberand it is thought they detect potatoes by sensing certain molecules present in their cell walls.
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A digital imaging technique was developed to quantify accurately the incidence of internal browning in potato tubers.
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However, the report was false: although many starved to death, the institute's staff would not consume a single grain of rice orpotatotuberfrom the collection.
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Screening for late blight susceptibility in potato tubers by digital analysis of cut tuber surfaces.
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Effects of age at harvest and irrigation near maturity on the incidence of internal brown fleck in potato tubers.
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The dependence of internal brown spot development upon calcium fertility in potato tubers.
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The advent of computer scanners, photographic enhancement and pixel quantification software has provided an opportunity to quantify accurately the incidence of internal disorders in potato tubers.
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The results from this study indicate that digital imaging of internal browning disorders of potato tubers holds much promise in determining their causes that heretofore have proved elusive.
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Physiological disorders of potato tubers.
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Statistically the probability of any load passing or failing the test depends upon the number of samples taken and the percentage of infected potato tubers in the load.
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Tigernut tubers contain almost twice the quantity of starch as potato or sweet potato tubers.
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The loss in yield of potato tubers may reach 25% in heavy infestations.
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