Mulching with plastic film improved the root quality of summer-sown sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L). Lam.) in northern China

The root quality of sweet potato cultivated during the summer season is poor in northern China; thus, this study was conducted to determine whether root quality could be improved through mulching with plastic film (MPF). The effect of MPF on root starch and its composition, the activity of starch sy...

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Main Authors: Fu-yun HOU, Shun-xu DONG, Bei-tao XIE, Hai-yan ZHANG, Ai-xian LI, Qing-mei WANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209531191861994X