subterranean tuber periderm

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025045
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
narrow: mature potato tuber skin
exact: peridermis de tubérculo subterráneo (Spanish)
exact: 地下塊茎 周皮 (Japanese)
Definition
A portion of tuber periderm that is part of a subterranean tuber. [source: PMID:19752048, POC:curators]
Comment
The skin of young potatoes is epidermis while the skin of mature potatoes is periderm.

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