Storage of seed potatoes in pallet boxes. 2. Causes of tuber surface wetting

Potato Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-240

  Pringle, R T ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

air leakage; condensation; dew point; forced air ventilation; natural ventilation; skin resistance; Solanum tuberosum L.; Storage conditions

Indexed keywords

ERWINIA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0029809284     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02360914     Document Type: Article

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