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Changes in the total tuber glycoalkaloid content of potato cultivars on exposure to light

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. J. De ,
Maine H. Bain  and
Jacqueline A. L. Joyce
M. J. De
Affiliation:
Scottish Crop Research Institute, Pentlandfield, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RF
Maine H. Bain
Affiliation:
Scottish Crop Research Institute, Pentlandfield, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RF
Jacqueline A. L. Joyce
Affiliation:
Scottish Crop Research Institute, Pentlandfield, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RF
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Summary

The total glycoalkaloid (TGA) content of tubers of ten potato cultivars exposed to the light for 42 h significantly increased (P < 0·001). on average, above that of tubers kept in the dark. There were significant differences in the percentage changes in TGA content (P < 0·05) and in the intensity of tuber greening after exposure (P < 0·05) between cultivars although there was no correlation between the two characters.

Type
Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 111 , Issue 1 , August 1988 , pp. 57 - 65
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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