Surface microflora of seed potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L., cv. Kufri Jyoti): isolation and identification of organisms responsible for spoilage of potatoes grown at Devanahalli.

Shashirekha, M. N. and Karanth, N. G. K. and Narasimham, P. (1987) Surface microflora of seed potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L., cv. Kufri Jyoti): isolation and identification of organisms responsible for spoilage of potatoes grown at Devanahalli. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 24 (5). pp. 261-263.

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Abstract

Microbial spoilage of 8-15% occurs in seed potatoes during post-cold storage transport, handling and holding under tropical ambient conditions. Bacterial soft rot (Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora) and dry rot (Fusarium oxysporum) were the principal organisms associated with spoilage in this cultivar grown in Karnataka. Genera such as Fusarium, Penicillium, Aspergillus and Rhizopus composed the fungal surface flora and Gram positive rods and Gram negative coccobacilli constituted the bacterial flora.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Potatoes-; storage-; Storage-decay; Diseases-; Seed-tubers; Gram-negative-bacteria; root-crops; biodeterioration-; plant-pathology; plant-pathogenic-fungi
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 23 Vegetables 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 09 Food Microbiology
Divisions:	Fruit and Vegetable Technology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	21 Feb 2014 07:03
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2014 07:03
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/8221

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