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A device for measuring the growth of individual potato tubers non-destructively and precisely

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A device for measuring the short-term fluctuations in volume of individual tubers is described. Its accuracy is mostly independent of tuber growth stage, shape and malformations.

The coefficient of variation of volume of a tuber of 40 cm3 was usually well below 0.15% when the tuber was measured four times.

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  1. Department of Field Crops and Grassland Science, Wageningen Agricultural University, Haarweg 333, 6709 RZ, Wageningen, the Netherlands

    P. C. Struik, B. J. Schnieders & L. H. J. Kerckhoffs

  2. Technical and Physical Engineering Research Service, Mansholtlaan 12, 6708 PA, Wageningen, the Netherlands

    G. W. J. Visscher

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Struik, P.C., Schnieders, B.J., Kerckhoffs, L.H.J. et al. A device for measuring the growth of individual potato tubers non-destructively and precisely. Potato Res 31, 137–143 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02360030

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