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SEVERE water shortage, particularly in the early stages of tuber development, results in secondary growth of potato tubers1,2. The resultant crop may then contain a high proportion of misshapen and cracked tubers3–5. These conditions are often aggravated by a low plant density5,7. Work here shows a marked similarity in the development of the stems of marrow stem kale when water shortage occurs during the early stages of growth.
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TOOSEY, R., SMITH, R. Influence of Spacing and Level of Nitrogenous Fertilizer on Stem Cracking and Lodging in Marrow Stem Kale. Nature 202, 924–925 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202924a0
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