Ginzberg, I., Department of Genetics and Vegetable Crops, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel Gerchikov, N., Department of Genetics and Vegetable Crops, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel Ziv, E., Department of Genetics and Vegetable Crops, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel Fogelman, E., Department of Genetics and Vegetable Crops, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel Tanami, Z., Department of Genetics and Vegetable Crops, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel Warshavsky, S., Department of Research and Development, Hevel Maon Enterprises, Negev 85465, Israel
The hot climate in Israel affects the appearance of the skin of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers. In order to improve skin quality we are attempting to identify the factors/genes controlling skin development and skin-set processes, using histological, physiological and molecular biology techniques. In the current study, stages in skin development and heat-induced modifications in skin morphology were observed using histological techniques. Various vine-killing protocols to hasten the skin-set process and shorten the exposure time of the tubers to the hot soil are also being studied. A combination of mechanical destruction of the haulm with application of a chemical desiccant was found to enhance skin-set.
Potato tuber skin development: The effect of hot climate and plant desiccation
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Ginzberg, I., Department of Genetics and Vegetable Crops, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel Gerchikov, N., Department of Genetics and Vegetable Crops, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel Ziv, E., Department of Genetics and Vegetable Crops, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel Fogelman, E., Department of Genetics and Vegetable Crops, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel Tanami, Z., Department of Genetics and Vegetable Crops, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel Warshavsky, S., Department of Research and Development, Hevel Maon Enterprises, Negev 85465, Israel
Potato tuber skin development: The effect of hot climate and plant desiccation
The hot climate in Israel affects the appearance of the skin of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers. In order to improve skin quality we are attempting to identify the factors/genes controlling skin development and skin-set processes, using histological, physiological and molecular biology techniques. In the current study, stages in skin development and heat-induced modifications in skin morphology were observed using histological techniques. Various vine-killing protocols to hasten the skin-set process and shorten the exposure time of the tubers to the hot soil are also being studied. A combination of mechanical destruction of the haulm with application of a chemical desiccant was found to enhance skin-set.