Botany and physiology: Storage root formation and development
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Abstract
Sweetpotato is a member of the family Convolvulaceae, Genus Ipomoea, section Batatas. It is the only hexaploid (6x = 90) in this section. Section Batatas continues toundergo revision but contains approximately 12 other species, most of which are diploid (2n = 30), with a few tetraploids (4x = 60) collected in the wild (Bohac et al., 1993). Jarret et al. (1992) supported a hypothesis that Ipomoea trifida (H.B.K.) G. Don and wild Mexican tetraploids are putative ancestors of the cultivated sweetpotato.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
The Sweetpotato
First Page
13
Last Page
26
Recommended Citation
Firon, N., Labonte, D., Villordon, A., McGregor, C., Kfir, Y., & Pressman, E. (2009). Botany and physiology: Storage root formation and development. The Sweetpotato, 13-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9475-0_3