ShareTHE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ONIONS.
Author(s) : THOMPSON A. K.
Type of article: Article
Summary
FOR A MAXIMUM STORAGE LIFE AND MINIMUM LOSSES, THE BULBS SHOULD BE AT THE FULL RIPE STAGE AT HARVESTING TIME: THEY SHOULD BE DRIED TILL THE NECK OF THE BULB HAS SHRUNK, THEN STORED AT 273 K (0 DEG C) AT 70 TO 75% RH. A CHEMICAL GROWTH INHIBITOR IS COMMONLY APPLIED PRIOR TO HARVESTING. THE BULBS ARE SENSITIVE TO DIFFERENT ROTS DURING STORAGE. (Bibliogr. int. CDIUPA-CNRS, FR., 83-210-7772.
Details
- Original title: THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ONIONS.
- Record ID : 1984-1889
- Languages: English
- Source: Trop. Prod. Inst. - 1982; 19 p.; 21 ref.
- Publication date: 1982
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Indexing
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- Keywords: Germination; Rot; Chilling; Onion
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