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Cutting as a method of breaking dormancy in microtubers producedin vitro

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Microtubers formedin vitro often undergo long periods of dormancy. A simple method of promoting sprouting is to cut the microtubers in half. The promotive effect is demonstrated over a wide range of cultivars.

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  1. Dept. of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, Univ. of Idaho, 83843, Moscow, Idaho

    L. L. Ewing

  2. Dept. of Vegetable Crops, Cornell University, 14853, Ithaca, NY

    S. E. McMurry & E. E. Ewing

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Approved for publication by the Director of the Idaho Agr. Exp. Station as research paper number 86747. Supported in part by a research contract between Cornell University and the International Potato Center.

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Ewing, L.L., McMurry, S.E. & Ewing, E.E. Cutting as a method of breaking dormancy in microtubers producedin vitro . American Potato Journal 64, 329–332 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02853525

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