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Storage of underground organs |
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| Authors: |
Passam, Harold Christopher Tsantili, Eleni Christopoulos, Miltiadis Kafkaletou, Mina Alexopoulos, Alexios Karapanos, Ioannis |
| Reviewer: |
Petropoulos, Spyridon |
| Subject: | NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PLANT SCIENCE AND PLANT PRODUCTS > CROP PRODUCTION NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PLANT SCIENCE AND PLANT PRODUCTS > HORTICULTURE > VEGETABLE GROWING NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PLANT SCIENCE AND PLANT PRODUCTS > PLANTS > FRUIT TREES |
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| Abstract: |
Postharvest behavior and storability of onion and garlic bulbs. Prevention of sprouting in onion bulbs during storage. Preharvest and postharvest factors affecting the storage duration of onion bulbs. Maturation and ripening techniques, use of chemical sprout inhibitors, and storage conditions (temperature, relative humidity, atmosphere composition). Recommended storage conditions and postharvest behavior of roots (carrot, beetroot, turnip, rutabaga, parsnip). Storage of tubers, rhizomes, and corms. Potato storage. Effect of potato dormancy on storage techniques depending on end use. Description of common potato storage facilities. Factors affecting postharvest behavior of potatoes (genotype, pre-storage conditions, maturation, storage conditions, dormancy, and sprouting). Recommended storage conditions for sweet potatoes, ginger, and yams.
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Chapter |
| Creation Date: | 2015 |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr |
| Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3342 |
| Bibliographic Reference: | Passam, H., Tsantili, E., Christopoulos, M., Kafkaletou, M., Alexopoulos, A., & Karapanos, I. (2015). Storage of underground organs [Chapter]. In Passam, H., Tsantili, E., Christopoulos, M., Kafkaletou, M., Alexopoulos, A., & Karapanos, I. 2015. Postharvest Handling Of Fruits and Vegetables [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/3342 |
| Language: |
Greek |
| Is Part of: |
Postharvest Handling Of Fruits and Vegetables |
| Number of pages |
21 |
| Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |