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spellingShingle Jonik, Claudia, Sonnewald, Uwe, Hajirezaei, Mohammad‐Reza, Flügge, Ulf‐Ingo, Ludewig, Frank, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Simultaneous boosting of source and sink capacities doubles tuber starch yield of potato plants, Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Biotechnology
title Simultaneous boosting of source and sink capacities doubles tuber starch yield of potato plants
title_full Simultaneous boosting of source and sink capacities doubles tuber starch yield of potato plants
title_fullStr Simultaneous boosting of source and sink capacities doubles tuber starch yield of potato plants
title_full_unstemmed Simultaneous boosting of source and sink capacities doubles tuber starch yield of potato plants
title_short Simultaneous boosting of source and sink capacities doubles tuber starch yield of potato plants
title_sort simultaneous boosting of source and sink capacities doubles tuber starch yield of potato plants
title_unstemmed Simultaneous boosting of source and sink capacities doubles tuber starch yield of potato plants
topic Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Biotechnology
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00736.x