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QUALITY OF TROPICAL SWEET POTATOES EXPOSED TO CONTROLLED-ATMOSPHERE TREATMENTS FOR POSTHARVEST INSECT CONTROL.

Author(s) : DELATE K. M., BRECHT J. K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

SWEET POTATOES (IPOMOEA BATATAS L) WERE EXPOSED TO LOW O2 AND HIGH CO2 FOR 1 WEEK DURING CURING OR SUBSEQUENT STORAGE TO EVALUATE THE USE OF CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE (CA) AS INSECTICIDAL TREATMENTS FOR SWEET POTATOES INFESTED WITH SWEET POTATO WEEVIL CYLAS FORMICARIUS ELEGANTULUS. THE EXPERIMENTS INDICATE THAT EXPOSURE OF SWEET POTATOES TO O2 AND CO2 LEVELS REQUIRED FOR INSECT CONTROL IS NOT FEASIBLE DURING CURING, BUT THAT CURED SWEET POTATOES ARE CAPABLE OF TOLERATING CA TREATMENTS THAT HAVE POTENTIAL AS QUARANTINE PROCEDURES.

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  • Original title: QUALITY OF TROPICAL SWEET POTATOES EXPOSED TO CONTROLLED-ATMOSPHERE TREATMENTS FOR POSTHARVEST INSECT CONTROL.
  • Record ID : 1990-1918
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. am. Soc. hortic. Sci. - vol. 114 - n. 6
  • Publication date: 1989/11
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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