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A tuber is a thick, underground plant storage structure that stores nutrients and allows plants to survive and regrow. Tubers like the ulluku shown here are important food sources for humans and serve as a way for plants to reproduce and persist through harsh conditions.
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Research
27,732 papers- Tuber and Tuberous Root Development.ReviewAnnual review of plant biology · 2021Zierer W, Rüscher D, Sonnewald U et al.DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-080720-084456
- Tuber, or not tuber: Molecular and morphological basis of underground storage organ development.ReviewCurrent opinion in plant biology · 2024Plunkert ML, Martínez-Gómez J, Madrigal Y et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2024.102544
- Molecular signals that govern tuber development in potato.ReviewThe International journal of developmental biology · 2020Kondhare KR, Natarajan B, Banerjee AKDOI: 10.1387/ijdb.190132ab
- Auxin: An emerging regulator of tuber and storage root development.ReviewPlant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology · 2021Kondhare KR, Patil AB, Giri APDOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.110854
- Physiological and molecular mechanisms associated with potato tuber dormancy.ReviewJournal of experimental botany · 2024Dogramaci M, Dobry EP, Fortini EA et al.DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erae182
- The Multiple Signals That Control Tuber Formation.ReviewPlant physiology · 2017Hannapel DJ, Sharma P, Lin T et al.DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00272
- Regulation of potato tuber sprouting.ReviewPlanta · 2014Sonnewald S, Sonnewald UDOI: 10.1007/s00425-013-1968-z
- The tuber-specific StbHLH93 gene regulates proplastid-to-amyloplast development during stolon swelling in potato.The New phytologist · 2024Yang R, Sun Y, Zhu X et al.DOI: 10.1111/nph.19426
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Il tubero è la struttura ingrossata di una pianta che assume un aspetto globoso/ovale più o meno allungato la cui funzione di organo è quella di accumulare sostanze di riserva.
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