Histological Analysis of the Maturation of Native and Wound Periderm in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Tuber

Changes in cell wall pectin associated with potato periderm maturation

Susceptibility of potato tubers to periderm abrasion is a serious agricultural problem. Sabba and Lulai (pp. 1-10) show that resistance of potato periderm to abrasion is associated with an increase in the thickness of phellogen radial walls which is accompanied by an increase in unesterified pectin.