What is Potato Tuber Initiation

Posted by TopVeg - July 27th, 2007

Tuber initiation is when the tip of the stolon (underground stem) starts to swell to form a new potato (tuber). The initiation of tubers is a key developmental stage in the crops life, having profound implications for subsequent growth and development.

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  1. […] formed. This is because the smaller ones were not initiated until after the drought, whereas tuber initiation of the larger potatoes had occurred when it was still very […]

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  2. […] dry at tuber initiation […]

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