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OverviewThe potato is an important world crop. This book brings together the various postharvest considerations, including principles of storage, store design, potato handling, quality control, and store management. It describes the different technical methods of potato storage used worldwide, for example box, bag and bulk storage. It should be of interest to researchers and potato growers, both large-scale commercial producers, and low-input tropical producers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: R Pringle (Scottish Agricultural College, UK) , C Bishop (Writtle College, UK) , R Clayton (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, UK)Publisher: CABI Publishing Imprint: CABI Publishing Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 1.160kg ISBN: 9780851995021ISBN 10: 0851995020 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 25 February 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1: Physiology 2: Harvesting and store loading systems 3: Store climate 4: Disease control in store 5: Store design and structure 6: Store ventilation 7: Store refrigeration 8: Store environment control 9: Store management 10: Seed grading and preparation for planting 11: Packhouse and processing facilities 12: Quality assurance 13: Marketing and costsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |