Effect of drought stress on bioactives and starch in Chilean potato landraces

Pepper grows in a field surrounded by and filled with bamboo poles to act as a trelis

Pepper plantation in Myanmar

Photo: Dominique Guenat

BFH-HAFL Hugo P. Cecchini Institute

Publication article

While it is well known that drought reduces potato yield, little knowledge is available on the effect of a dry season on bioactive compounds. The results of this study provide valuable information regarding the effect of

drought stress in tuber composition and highlight the unexplored potential of the Chilean potato gene pool in the development of varieties with higher bioactive

content.

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