Root and tuber crops have been an important part of human nutrition since the early days of
humanity, providing us with essential carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamins. Today, they are …

The common potato, Solanum tuberosum L., is the third most important food crop and is
grown and consumed worldwide. Indigenous cultivated (landrace) potatoes and wild potato …

Potato is produced on all continents except Antarctica and is the world's third most important
food crop. Potato production has increased dramatically in develo** countries in the past …

Seasonal fluctuations in day length regulate important aspects of plant development such as
the flowering transition or, in potato (Solanum tuberosum), the formation of tubers. Day …

Following tuber induction, potato tubers undergo a period of dormancy during which visible
bud growth is inhibited. The length of the dormancy period is under environmental …

Drought tolerance is a complex trait of increasing importance in potato. Our knowledge is
summarized concerning drought tolerance and water use efficiency in this crop. We describe …

Starch is the major storage carbohydrate in higher plants, with many important functions. In
photosynthesizing leaves, starch accumulates during the day and is remobilized at night to …

Background Starch is the principle constituent of potato tubers and is of considerable
importance for food and non-food applications. Its metabolism has been subject of extensive …

Reactivation of dormant meristems is of central importance for plant fitness and survival. Due
to their large meristem size, potato (Solanum tuberosum) tubers serve as a model system to …

Sucrose synthase (SuSy) is a highly regulated cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the
conversion of sucrose and a nucleoside diphosphate into the corresponding nucleoside …