High-temperature continuous-flow curing of sweet onions

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 657-663

  Maw, B W ^a   Butts, C L ^b   Purvis, A C ^c   Seebold, K ^c   Mullinix, B G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PEANUT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department   (United States)

^d Department of Horticulture   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat treatment; Thin layer drying

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CURING; DRYING; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; INSPECTION; STORAGE (MATERIALS); TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

BOTRYTIS ALLII; HIGH TEMPERATURE CONTINUOUS FLOW CURING; SET POINT TEMPERATURES; SWEET ONIONS; THIN LAYER DRYING;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

ALLIUM CEPA; BOTRYTIS;

EID: 10244242572     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Anonymous. 2003. Georgia Farm Report. Vol. 03(09). Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service, Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320, Athens, Ga.
2. Boyhan, G. E., D. M. Granberry, and W. T. Kelly. 2001. Onion production guide. Extension Bulletin 1198, University of Georgia, Tifton, Ga.
3. Diatchenko, V. S. 1973. Methods of controlling carrot and onion diseases under storage. Acta Hort. 38: 397-408.
4. Hoyle, B. J. 1948. Onion curing - a comparison of storage losses from artificial, field and non-cured onions. Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 52(Nov.): 407-414.
5. Kritzman, G., and D. Netzer. 1978. A selective medium for isolation and identification of Botrytis spp. from soil and onion seed. Phytoparasitica 6(1): 3-7, 8.
6. Kritzman, G. 1983. Identification of latent Botrytis allii Munn in onion bulbs. Crop Protection 2(2): 243-246.
7. Lacy, M. L., and J. W. Lorbeer. 1995. Botrytis neck rot. In Compendium of Onion and Garlic Diseases, eds. H. F. Schwartz and S. K. Mohan, 18-20. St. Paul, Minn.: Amer. Phytopath. Soc.
8. Maw, B. W., and D. A. Smittle. 1986. Undercutting onions. HortScience 21(3): 432-434.
9. Maw, B. W., D. A. Smittle, and B. G. Mullinix. 1997a. Artificially curing sweet onions. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 13(4): 0-4.
10. Maw, B. W., D. A. Smittle, and B. G. Mullinix. 1997b. The influence of harvest maturity, curing and storage conditions upon the storability of sweet onions. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 13(4): 511-515.
11. Maw, B. W., R. G. Gitaitis, A. C. Purvis, and D. R. Sumner. 1998a. Curing Vidalia (sweet) onions. 1996-97 Georgia Onion Research-Extension Report. Cooperative Research-Extension Publication No. 3-98. University of Georgia. Tifton, Ga.
12. Maw, B. W., E.W. Tollner, and B. G. Mullinix. 1998b. Factors influencing the curing of sweet onions. 1996-97 Onion Research Extension Report. Cooperative Research-Extension Publication No. 3-98. University of Georgia. Tifton, Ga.
13. Maude, R. B., and A. H. Presly. 1977. Neck rot (Botrytis allii) of bulb onions. 1. Seed-borne infection and its relationship to disease in onion crop. Ann. Appl. Biol. 86(2): 163-180.
14. Maude, R. B., M. R. Shipway, A. H. Presly, and D. O'Connor. 1984. The effects of direct harvesting and drying systems on the incidence and control of neck rot (Botrytis allii) in onions. Plant Path. 33(2): 263-268.
15. Overduin, M. 2001. Letter to the editor. Onion World. Yakima, Wash.: Columbia Publishing.
16. Palilov, N. A. 1971. The biological bases of onion storage. Acta Hort. 20: 53-64.
17. Purvis, A. C. 1999. Effect of heat treatment to control Botrytis neck rot on the integrity of onion bulb scales. Cooperative Research-Extension Publication No. 3-99. University of Georgia, Tifton, Ga.
18. Randle, W. M. 2001. Personal communication. Dept. of Horticulture, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
19. SAS Inst. Inc. 2000. SAS/STAT User's Guide, Ver. 7, OnlineDoc. Cary, N.C.: SAS Inst. Inc.
20. Smittle, D. A., and R. E. Williamson. 1978. Onion production and curing in Georgia. Research Report 284. Univ. of Ga. Tifton, Ga.
21. Steel, R. G. D., and J. H. Torrie. 1960. Principles and Procedures of Statistics. McGraw-Hill, N.Y.
22. Sumner, D. 1999. Research on diseases induced by fungi. 1998 Onion Research-Extension Report, No 3-99. Univ. of Ga. Tifton Ga.
23. Tichelaar, G. M. 1967. Studies on the biology of Botrytis allii on Cepae allium. Netherlands J. of Plant Path. 73:157-160.
24. USDA. 1993. Vidalia Onion Marketing Order #955. Code of Federal Regulations parts 900-999, Seventh Ed. Federal Register of the National Archives and Records Administration. Washington D.C.: USDA.
25. Vaughan, E. K., M. G. Cropsey, and E. N. Hoffman. 1964. Effects of field curing practices, artificial drying and other factors in the control of neck rot. Technical Bulletin 77, Agricultural Experiment Stations. Corvallis, Oreg.: Oregon State University.
26. Walker, J. C. 1921. Onion diseases and their control. U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmer's Bulletin No. 1060. Washington Gov. Printing Office. Washington, D.C.
27. Walker, J. C. 1925. Control of mycelial neck rot of onion by artificial curing. J. Agr. Res. 30(4): 365-373.
28. Walker, J. C. 1926. Botrytis neck rots of onions. J. Agr. Res. 33(10): 893-928.