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Storage of Potatoes: Post-Harvest Behaviour Store Design, Storage practice handling

Authors : Rastovski, A., Van Es, A.
ISBN : 81-7089-111-6
Published Year : 1987
Republished Year : 1989
Pages : pp.462, with many Plates & figs.

Rs.3,500.00

 

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History of Potato, 1 Structure and chemical compo- sition of the potato, 2 Starch and sugar during tuberisation, storage and sprouting,3 Dormancy, Sprouting and sprout inhibition, 4 Respiration, 5 Water balance of the Potato tuber, 6 Disease and defects liable to affect potatoes during storage Principle of Potato storage, 7 storage losses, 8 storage condi- itions, 9 Cooling of potatoes and water loss, 10 Heat balance in the potato store construction and technical facilities of potato stores, 11 Purpose of storage and store requirements, 12 Potato store constr- uction, 13 cooling systems in potato stores, 14 Temperature control systems in potato stores, 15 Fans- Pressure head in the ventilation systems, 16 Ventilation systems in potato stores, 17 Air humidification Potato storage practice, 18 Inspection of store and arrival of potatoes, 19 Drying of potatoes, 20 Wound healing, 21 Sprout inhibition in ware potatoes storage, 22 Protection of Produce, 23 Temperature control during storage, 24 Heating of ware potatoes, 25 Chitting of seed potatoes Transport and fishing operation, 
26 Damage of Potatoes, 27 Filling of Potato stores, 28 Unloading of Potato stores,, 29 Grading and sorting of potatoes, 30 Packing of Potatoes  Potato storage in the tropics and subtropics, 31 Storage of Potatoes at high temperature Subject index