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tuber
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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tuber thickened portion of the underground stem of a plant. XVII. — L.
tūber hump, swelling.
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tubercle small rounded projection XVI; (path.) swelling or nodule XVII. — L.
tūberculum, dim. of
tūber,
tubercular,
tuberculous XVIII.
tuberculosis disease characterized by the formation of tubercles (tubercle-bacilli). XIX.
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Tuber physiology and properties of starch form tubers of transgenic potato plants with altered plastidic adenylate transporter activity
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Tuber Physiology and...of Starch from Tubers of Transgenic Potato...in more detail. Tuber tissues from antisense...the wild type. Tubers from antisense...tuberosum cv Desiree) tubers (for review see...the cytosol of tuber parenchyma cells...
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Manipulating stem number, tuber set, and yield relationships for northern- and southern-grown potato seed lots.
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...mainstems, increased tuber set, smaller tubers, and earlier foliar...Russet Burbank seed-tubers to physiological...on stem number/tuber set relationships...Aging of Seed-Tubers For both cultivars...sources, seven seed-tuber ages were created...
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Ocatin. A novel tuber storage protein from the Andean tuber crop oca with antibacterial and antifungal activities
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the total soluble oca tuber proteins, has an apparent...to be found only in tubers and is accumulated...layers (peel) of the tuber as it develops. Ocatin...on different oca tuber morphotypes showed that oca tubers can be a potential...
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In the spring, plant dahlia tubers saved over winter.(Home & Garden)(Ask a master gardener)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 10/30/2005; 700+ words
; ...work around the tuber clusters. Start...avoid damaging the tubers that may have...containers with type of tuber, quantity and date. - Store the tubers away from light...one pot for each tuber clump you are planting. Plant the tubers 3 to 4 inches...
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Multiple signaling pathways control tuber induction in potato
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...day(s). Potatoes (tubers of Solanum tuberosum...research into potato tuber initiation and development...formation occurs in both tuber-inducing and noninducing...results in "sessile" tuber formation with no prior...Berg et al., 1996). Tubers can actually form on...
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Response of stored potato seed tubers from contrasting cultivars to accumulated day-degrees.
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...quality characteristics include seed tuber size, other physical characteristics...physiological age, and seed tuber health. The physiological status...of stems per plant, number of tubers per stem, tuber-size distribution, and tuber...
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Molecular and biochemical triggers of potato tuber development
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...for food and feed, the tuber also represents the starting...plants (so-called seed tubers). It is for this reason...processes related to tuber formation, storage...transgenic approaches. A TUBER IS NOT A MODIFIED ROOT...misconception, potato tubers do not develop from roots...
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Lipoxygenase is involved in the control of potato tuber development
Magazine article from: Plant Cell; 3/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...restricted to developing tubers, stolons, and roots...correlated positively with tuber initiation and growth...sequence of a specific tuber LOX, designated POTLX...activity in stolons and tubers. The suppression of...correlated with reduced tuber yield, decreased average...
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The sucrose transporter StSUT1 localizes to sieve elements in potato tuber phloem and influences tuber physiology and development
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...phloem unloading in tubers, the promoter was...unexpectedly detected not in tuber parenchyma but in the phloem of sink tubers. Immunolocalization...SUTI expression in tubers did not affect aboveground...during early stages of tuber development, indicating...
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Begonia browsing - where to see spectacular blooming, how to order tubers.
Magazine article from: Sunset; 8/1/1985; 700+ words
; ...Price range given is per tuber; premium tubers are costliest but produce...ve started them from tubers or bough nursery plants...care not to pierce the tuber when inserting the stake...foliage in fall, lift tubers and store until pink...
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tuber
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
tuber A swollen underground stem or...means of propagation. A stem tuber , such as the potato, forms...of an underground stem. Each tuber represents several nodes and...axillary buds (eyes). Root tubers , such as those of the dahlia...
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Tuber
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Tuber (order Pezizales ) A genus of fungi in which the fruit bodies occur underground...to be dispersed by animals that eat the fruit bodies. The fruit bodies of Tuber species are edible and highly prized as truffles ( T. aestivum summer truffle...
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Gastrodia
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...vanillyl alcohol (from the tuber). These last two compounds...suggests that the gastrodia tuber has analgesic and sedative effects...preparations are made from the tubers and rhizomes, or underground...the growth of the gastrodia tuber has been given the Chinese name...
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Cyperus
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...medicinal part of the plant is its root or tuber. This part is blackish in color and shaped like a top. Tubers are usually about 0.7-1 in (1...water . Like C. articulatus , the tuber is the part of the plant used in healing...
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Human Populations
Book article from: Animal Sciences
...surviving for most of the year on roots, bulbs, and tubers. Although roots, bulbs, and tubers are very nutritious, digging them up from the...is difficult with only bare hands. Roots and tubers are also deficient in protein. So H. habilis...
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