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SUITABILITY OF TWELVE VARIETIES OF POTATO FOR REFRIGERATED STORAGE WITH FORCED VENTILATION: PROPOSAL OF METHODS FOR QUALITY EVALUATION AND SHAPE DEFINITION.

[In Italian. / En italien.]

Author(s) : MENCARELLI F., ANELLI G.

Type of article: Article

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PRESERVATION TESTS WERE CARRIED OUT OVER TWO YEARS ON 12 VARIETIES OF POTATO. AFTER AN INITIAL PERIOD OF 38 DAYS, WHEN THE ROOM TEMPERATURE WAS MAINTAINED AT HIGHER VALUES, HUMIDIFIED AIR AT 279 K (6 DEG C) WAS FORCED THROUGH THE POTATOES, WHICH WERE HELD INSIDE BOXES: NO TREATMENT AGAINST GERMINATION WAS USED, UNLESS NECESSARY. AFTER SEVEN MONTHS OF REFRIGERATED STORAGE, THE QUALITY OF THE POTATOES WAS TESTED: IN GENERAL, THIS PRESERVATION METHOD PROVED TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR ALL VARIETIES AND VERY SUITABLE FOR SOME OF THEM. E. F.

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  • Original title: [In Italian. / En italien.]
  • Record ID : 1990-2378
  • Languages: Italian
  • Source: Industria italiana del Freddo - vol. 44 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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