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A rapid and simple method for assessing wound healing in dises of potato tuber tissue has been developed. The rate of water loss is measured when batches of six dises are briefly exposed in a stream of air. The rate of water loss shows little change during the early stages of wound healing but decreases rapidly later.
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Jarvis, M.C., Duncan, H.J. Water loss from potato tuber discs: a method for assessing wound healing. Potato Res 22, 69–73 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356735
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