The color of tuber skin exhibits remarkable diversity in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and is intricately associated with variance in anthocyanin accumulation across different varieties. The regulatory mechanisms governing this phenomenon are poorly...
The winged bean is only one of the members of the leguminous species that has the potential for duo-purpose for its pod and tuber yields. The protein and nutritional content in the tuber can be used as alternative crops for animal feed. Previous stud...
In tuberous crops, tuber enlargement is one of the most important target traits for yield formation. It has long been known that tuber growth in yams is enhanced by short-day (SD) conditions, but the mechanism of tuber enlargement remains unknown. He...
Tuber shape is one of the most important quality traits in potato appearance. Since poor or irregular shape results in higher costs for processing and influences the consumers’ willingness to purchase, breeding for shape uniformity and shallow...
Tuber aestivum, one of the most sought out and marketed truffle species in the world, is morphologically similar to Tuber mesentericum, which is only locally appreciated in south Italy and north-east France. Because T. aestivum and T. mesentericum ha...
The network regulatory mechanism governing the dynamics of plant maturity and tuber development in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) has remained a major focus in potato molecular biology research. In this study, three potato cultivars with different m...
Potato seed tubers are a valuable product in potato agriculture. Over the years, studies have been conducted to increase the fraction of mid-size tubers, which are used as a planting material, within the general pool of tuber sizes. Gibberellic acid...
Potato is the largest non-cereal food crop in the world. Timely estimation of end-of-season tuber production using in-season information can inform sustainable agricultural management decisions that increase productivity while reducing impacts on the...
Potato–legume intercropping has been confirmed to increase productivity in modern agricultural systems. However, the physiological and ecological mechanisms of potato–soybean intercropping for promoting tuber yield formation in potato rem...
Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) infection can induce tuber cracking and knob-like protuberances at tuber eyes, but the molecular differences between these two localized symptoms remain unclear. In this study, smooth surface regions and normal eye...
Root and tuber crops are of great importance. They not only contribute to feeding the population but also provide raw material for medicine and small-scale industries. The yield of the root and tuber crops is subject to the development of stem/root t...
The quality of the flavor of potatoes is a crucial determinant in the commercial success of a potato variety. Plant nutrition promotes the synthesis of amino acids, and the application of exogenous amino acids has the potential to enhance the flavor...
The periderm is a corky tissue that replaces the epidermis when the latter is damaged, and is critical for preventing pathogen invasion and water loss. The periderm is formed through the meristematic activity of phellogen cells (cork cambium). The po...
Knowledge of tuber growth and nutritional traits response of early potatoes to dynamic deficit irrigation is lacking. This study aimed to evaluate, over two growing seasons and using two potato cultivars (Arinda and Timate), the effects of five irrig...
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), cultivated worldwide for its nutrient-rich underground tubers, represents a crucial staple crop whose yield is primarily determined by both tuber number and tuber size. TCP transcription factors, especially TCP containi...
The potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella Zeller is one of the most damaging potato pests in the world and is difficult to control as the larvae feed only inside potatoes. Evaluating the effects of performance of P. operculella on different potat...
Tuber borchii is an edible ectomycorrhizal mushroom of considerable economic value. Its cultivation has become popular in recent years, but there are few studies on the factors affecting its productivity. In this work, the ascoma production and the e...
Grafting is a traditional research and crop production technique used to study the long-distance movement of molecules, reduce disease susceptibility, and improve yield, quality, and nutrient content. Tomato/potato grafts are rare examples of success...
Qua-Quine Starch (QQS), an Arabidopsis thaliana orphan gene, and its interactor, Arabidopsis Nuclear Factor Y subunit C4 (AtNF-YC4), can increase the total leaf and seed protein in different plants. Despite their potential in developing protein-rich...
The main reserve polysaccharide of plants—starch—is undoubtedly important for humans. One of the main sources of starch is the potato tuber, which is able to preserve starch for a long time during the so-called dormancy period. However, a...
Cyperus esculentus is a hard-to-control, destructive perennial weed propagating and spreading through rhizomes and tubers. Currently, a combination of mechanical, cultural, and chemical measures sustained over time is required for satisfactory contro...
Background: The impact of light on the content of undesirable substances is particularly important in the case of potatoes available in store where the tubers are exposed to continuous light access. Both washed and unwashed potatoes are available, he...
Plant growing using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in a controlled environment is a revolutionary and innovative idea, regardless of the external environmental disturbances. Studying the growth and tuber yield of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) in an L...
Heat stress during the potato growing season reduces tuber marketable yield and quality. Tuber quality deterioration includes external (heat sprouts, chained tubers, knobs) and internal (vascular discoloration, hollow heart, internal heat necrosis) t...
Pickled mustard tuber (PMT), also known as Brassica juncea var. tumida, is a conical tuberous vegetable with a scaly upper part and a coarse fiber skin covering the lower part. Due to its highly distorted and complex heterogeneous fiber network struc...
Cyperus esculentus is a very destructive perennial weed, rapidly propagating and spreading through large amounts of daughter tubers. Successful control relies on depleting the soil tuber bank. This study investigated the effect of different control m...
Foshou yam (Dioscorea esculenta) is a tuber food crop in China. It is a rare species of the yam family and known for its high nutritional value. From 2019 to 2021, tuber rot was observed in Foshou yam in Wuxue, Hubei Province, China. Fungal strains w...
Potato is adapted to cool environments, and there is concern that its performance may be diminished considerably due to global warming and more frequent episodes of heat stress. Our objectives were to determine the response of potato plants to elevat...
In order to evaluate the environmental effect on plant development and mini-tuber production of a diverse group of potato genotypes grown under an aeroponic system, a G × E interaction experiment was carried out in greenhouses located at CIP’s exper...
To address the competing relationship between tuber damage and soil removal in potato combine harvesting, this study investigated the operating mechanism of a belt-rod type separator of a small-scale self-propelled potato combine harvester and the se...
Objective: To characterize neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) and explore associations with epilepsy onset and cortical tuber burden. Methods: This exploratory cross-sectional study included...
Potatoes are a globally important crop with high nutritional value. Different potato varieties display notable variations in color, texture, and nutrient composition. However, the influence of cooking on tuber color, texture, and metabolites has not...
Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) is recognized for its high oil and oleic acid content in underground tubers. However, the molecular mechanisms governing growth, development, and fatty acid accumulation in these tubers are not well understood. This...
The formation and development of tubers, the primary edible and economic organ of potatoes, directly affect their yield and quality. The regulatory network and mechanism of tuberization have been preliminarily revealed in recent years, but plenty of...
Controlled pollination in root and tuber crops is challenging. Complex ploidy, cross-incompatibility, erratic flowering patterns, outcrossing, etc., limit the efficiency of breeding progress in these crops. Half-sib breeding that involves random poll...
Background: Cyperus esculentus L. is a unique tuber oil crop, in which tuber size directly determines both yield and oil storage capacity. It is crucial to clarify the tuber expansion pattern and explore the key genes associated with tuber expan...
Potatoes are highly sensitive to drought, particularly during tuber initiation. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of film-forming (Vapor Gard [VG]) and metabolic (abscisic acid [ABA]) antitranspirants in mitigating drought stress and red...
Truffles are certainly the most expensive mushrooms; the price depends primarily on the species and secondly on the origin. Because of the price differences for the truffle species, food fraud is likely to occur, and the visual differentiation is dif...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a powerful non-destructive tool in the study of plant tissues. For potato tubers, it greatly assists the study of tissue defects and tissue evolution during storage. This paper describes the MRI analysis of potato tubers...
The cultivation of tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) on marginal lands is a feasible and effective way to increase food production in Northern China. However, the specific influence of nitrogen fertilizer application on the growth dynamics, tuber exp...
The role of the protein phosphorylation mechanism in the mobilization of vegetative storage proteins (VSPs) is totally unknown. Patatin is the major VSP of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber that encompasses multiple differentially phosphorylate...
Included among the many signals that traffic through the sieve element system are full-length mRNAs that function to respond to the environment and to regulate development. In potato, several mRNAs that encode transcription factors from the three-ami...
Sulfur and phosphorus are important plant nutrients required for potato growth, influencing the synthesis of primary metabolites that serve as the material foundation of potato flavor quality. However, little is known about the effects of sulfur and...
Iron (Fe) deficiency is a global health problem, especially in underdeveloped countries. Biofortification with genetic engineering methods has been used to improve Fe nutrition in a number of crops. Various steps, e.g., uptake, distribution, and stor...
Tuber mesentericum is an edible European black truffle, apparently easy to recognize, but showing a high degree of genetic variability. In this study, we performed an integrative taxonomic assessment of the T. mesentericum complex, combining a multil...
Leaves, as the primary “source” organ for photosynthesis, directly influence plant yield. However, it remains unclear whether leaf removal affects Jerusalem artichoke yield by altering rhizosphere nutrient availability. This study evaluat...
Real-time measurement of belowground tuber growth has not been conducted in field crops. Here, a strain-gauge sensor was used to monitor the growth of a single potato tuber and estimate its daily water loss. Over the 11 days preceding harvest, tuber...
Changes in sugar composition occur continuously in plant tissues at different developmental stages. Tuber dormancy induction, stability, and breaking are very critical developmental transitions in yam crop production. Prolonged tuber dormancy after p...
Purpose: This study proposes a novel magnetic resonance (MRI)-based classification of cortical tubers (CTs) in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) patients that incorporates intralesional calcifications. We evaluated prevalence, temporal evolution, and...
For sustainable food production, labor-saving cultivation systems are required. Yam, a major food crop, is cultivated mostly with supports such as stakes (staking), which increases tuber yield (TY) but involves high material and labor costs. We, ther...
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