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The role of the potato (Solanum tuberosum) CCD8 gene in stolon and tuber development.
The New phytologist - 1 Jun 2013
Pasare Stefania A, Ducreux Laurence J M, Morris Wayne L, Campbell Raymond, Sharma Sanjeev K, Roumeliotis Efstathios, Kohlen Wouter, van der Krol Sander, Bramley Peter M, Roberts Alison G, Fraser Paul D, Taylor Mark A
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· Strigolactones (SLs) are a class of phytohormones controlling shoot branching. In potato (Solanum tuberosum), tubers develop from underground stolons, diageotropic stems which originate from basal stem nodes. As the degree of stolon branching influences the number and size distribution of tuber...
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