Potato Physiological Disorders - Brown Center and Hollow Heart
A photo showing hollow heart in 'Atlantic' potatoes.
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Keywords

HS197

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Zotarelli, Lincoln, Chad Hutchinson, Seth Byrd, Douglas Gergela, and Diane L. Rowland. 2012. “Potato Physiological Disorders - Brown Center and Hollow Heart: HS945/HS197, Rev. 5/2012”. EDIS 2012 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs197-2012.

Abstract

Brown center and hollow heart are internal noninfectious physiological disorders of the potato tuber. Brown center is characterized by a region of cell death in the pith of the tuber that results in brown tissue. Hollow heart is characterized by a star- or lens-shaped hollow in the center of the tuber. This revised 2-page fact sheet was written by L. Zotarelli, C. Hutchinson, S. Byrd, D. Gergela, and D. L. Rowland, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, May 2012.

HS945/HS197: Potato Physiological Disorders—Brown Center and Hollow Heart (ufl.edu)

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs197-2012
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