Sprout development and processing quality changes in potato tubers stored under ethylene: 1. Effects of ethylene concentration

American Journal of Potato Research

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 389-397

  Daniels Lake, Barbara J ^a   Prange, Robert K ^a   Nowak, Jerzy ^b,c   Asiedu, Samuel K ^c   Walsh, John R ^d  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d McCain Foods Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorpropham; CIPC; Long term storage; Postharvest; Russet Burbank; Solanum tuberosum L.; Sprout inhibition

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 24944528466     PISSN: 1099209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02871969     Document Type: Article

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