Focus is on the post-harvest physiology of potato tubers. Areas of emphasis include tuber water relations, carbohydrate metabolism, & physiological age. Experiments are conducted at the molecular, cellular, whole tuber, & commercial-storage levels. Long-term goals are to gain a more detailed understanding of potato physiology, and to identify specific molecular and cellular events that predict or influence the marketability of stored potatoes.

Bethke Links

• Bethke CV
• Bethke Publications
• USDA Vegetable Crops Research Unit
• USDA Research Program