The carrot. Volume 2. Latest findings.

La carotte. Tome 2. Etat des connaissances.

Author(s) : Ctifl, VILLENEUVE F., LETEINTURIER J.

Type of monograph: Other

Summary

The book presents: the plant; effect of agroclimatic factors; effects due to where the crop is raised; mineral nutrition; water requirements; main insects and diseases; storage in cold rooms; quality; washing and conditioning; bibliography. In the chapter on cold-room storage, respiration and storing management are studied (variety keeping ability, stage of growth when brought under cooling, uprooting methods, pre-harvest climatic conditions, storage temperature, relative humidity during preservation, air speed and preservation, controlled-atmosphere storage, preservation pathology, the different physiological problems encountered during storage).

Details

  • Original title: La carotte. Tome 2. Etat des connaissances.
  • Record ID : 1993-2993
  • Languages: French
  • Subject: Figures, economy, General information
  • Publication: Ctifl (Centre Technique Interprofessionnel des Fruits et Légumes) - France/France
  • Publication date: 1992
  • Number: 2
  • Source: Source: 227 p. (15.5 x 24); fig.; tabl.; FRF 200.00
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.