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Effects of treating seed potatoes with trace elements on sprouting and microbial spoilage during storage under tropical conditions.
Shashirekha, M. N. and Narasimham, P. (1990) Effects of treating seed potatoes with trace elements on sprouting and microbial spoilage during storage under tropical conditions. Annals of Applied Biology, 117 (3). 645-652; 18 ref..
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Abstract
Attempts were made to extend the storage life of seed potatoes by treating them with trace elements as antimicrobial and antisprouting agents. In tests to measure the growth of Fusarium oxysporum and Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora, it was found to be decreased more by iron, copper and zinc than by boron, manganese and molybdenum. Dipping seed tubers in aqueous solutions of trace element salts decreased both sprouting and microbial spoilage during storage at ambient conditions. Field testing at the end of storage showed that treating seed potatoes with ferrous sulfate did not decrease the yield of tubers or increase their iron content. It is suggested that elements may be used to extend the storage life of seed potato tubers, in tropical conditions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Potatoes-; storage-decay; control-; trace-elements; Tropics-; Diseases-; Seed-tubers; treatment-; storage-; sprouting-; decay-; Sprout-inhibition; Iron-; Copper-; Zinc-; Boron-; Manganese-; Molybdenum-; storage-dips; root-crops; biodeterioration-; plant-pathogenic-bacteria; plant-pathology |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 10 Food Microorganisms 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 23 Vegetables > 02 Potato 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 06 Preservation and Storage |
| Divisions: | Fruit and Vegetable Technology |
| Depositing User: | Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2018 08:58 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Mar 2018 08:58 |
| URI: | http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/8184 |
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