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Gibberellin on white potatoes: Applied to freshly harvested, resting potato tubers, or used in preharvest foliar sprays, gibberellin promotes sprouting

authors

Lawrence Rappaport, University of California
Herman Timm, University of California
Laverne F. Lippert, University of California

publication information

California Agriculture 12(2):4-14. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v012n02p4. February 1958.

abstract

Abstract Not Available – First paragraph follows:

Year-round production of potatoes in California frequently necessitates the use of resting tubers as planting stock. However, resting tubers normally do not sprout for 1-4 months after harvest—depending on varietal characteristics—despite exposure to optimal environmental conditions.

author affiliations

Lawrence Rappaport is Junior Olericulturist in Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis. Herman Timm is Junior Olericulturist in Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis. Laverne F. Lippert is Research Assistant in Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis.


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