Potatoes: storage and preservation.

Pomme de terre : stockage et conservation.

Type of monograph: Booklet

Summary

The author describes how potatoes are stored. After reviewing the problems of respiration, transpiration, germination, and the diseases likely to occur during storage, he describes the construction of a building for potato storage, its thermal insulation, the ventilation systems and the potential cooling methods. Finally, a chapter deals how to go about actually storing potatoes.

Details

Original title: Pomme de terre : stockage et conservation.
Record ID : 1993-2346
Languages: French
Publication: Institut technique de la pomme de terre - France/France
Publication date: 1990
Source: Source: 17 p. (22 x 30.5); fig.; tabl.; index
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Indexing

Themes: Specialized cold stores;
Vegetables
Keywords: Potato; Chilled food; Blown air; Ventilation; Chilling; Vegetable; Cold store; Cold storage; Insulation