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From: RNA-Seq and iTRAQ reveal multiple pathways involved in storage root formation and development in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)

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Morphology and anatomy of fibrous roots and sweet potato storage roots at different stages. a Phenotypic characterization of fibrous roots and storage roots at different stages. b Transverse sections of fibrous roots and storage roots at different stages. F, fibrous root (diameter of approximately 1 mm); D1, initial storage root (diameter of approximately 1 cm); D3, storage root (diameter of approximately 3 cm); D5, storage root (diameter of approximately 5 cm); D10, storage root (diameter of approximately 10 cm); CT, cortex; PH, phloem; PXY, protoxylem; SXY, secondary xylem; CA, cambium; SM, secondary meristem; AM, anomalous meristem

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BMC Plant Biology

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