Augmented descriptions of growth and development stages of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) grown from different types of planting material (2024)

Kacheyo, O. C., van Dijk, L. C. M., de Vries, M. E. (2021). Augmented descriptions of growth and development stages of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) grown from different types of planting material. Annals of Applied Biology, 178(3), 549-566. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12661

Kacheyo, Olivia Cynthia ; van Dijk, Luuk C.M. ; de Vries, Michiel Erik et al. / Augmented descriptions of growth and development stages of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) grown from different types of planting material. In: Annals of Applied Biology. 2021 ; Vol. 178, No. 3. pp. 549-566.

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Kacheyo, OC, van Dijk, LCM, de Vries, ME 2021, 'Augmented descriptions of growth and development stages of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) grown from different types of planting material', Annals of Applied Biology, vol. 178, no. 3, pp. 549-566. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12661

Augmented descriptions of growth and development stages of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) grown from different types of planting material. / Kacheyo, Olivia Cynthia; van Dijk, Luuk C.M.; de Vries, Michiel Erik et al.
In: Annals of Applied Biology, Vol. 178, No. 3, 2021, p. 549-566.

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Kacheyo OC, van Dijk LCM, de Vries ME, Struik PC. Augmented descriptions of growth and development stages of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) grown from different types of planting material. Annals of Applied Biology. 2021;178(3):549-566. Epub 2020 Nov 4. doi: 10.1111/aab.12661