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Effects of cold treatments on the sprout growth of three potato varieties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

D. C. E. Wurr  and
E. J. Allen
D. C. E. Wurr
Affiliation:
National Vegetable Research Station, Wellesbourne, Warwick
E. J. Allen
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture (Crop Husbandry), U.C.W., Aberystwyth
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Summary

A period of storage at 2–3 °C followed by storage at higher temperatures more suitable for sprouting, gave a more rapid and greater total sprout development than that produced by continuous storage in sprouting conditions. The effect on the number of sprouts produced and the potential yield advantages to be gained from increasing sprout development by such a treatment are discussed.

Type
Short Note
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 86 , Issue 1 , February 1976 , pp. 221 - 224
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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