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Builders are busy constructing ‘the storehouse of the future’ at arable farmer Tonnie van Peperstraten’s farm in Oude Tonge. A multi-million dollar project that incorporates all the latest insights and techniques for the coming years, taking into account product quality and sustainability. We recently came to see how environmentally-friendly the potato storage will soon be.
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CIP appoints Dr. Simon Heck as Director General
The International Potato Center (CIP) Board of Trustees and CGIAR leadership have appointed Dr. Simon Heck as Director General of CIP and CGIAR Senior Director.
Diseases occurring in the potato storage
Diseases that occasionally lead to considerable losses during storage include soft rot (Pectobacterium spp.), dry rot (Fusarium spp.), silver scurf (Helminthosporium), late blight (Phytophtora infestans), leak (Pythium) and pink rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica).
UK manufacturer to launch latest innovations into the United States
UK vegetable handling equipment manufacturer Haith recently announced it will be launching its Mobile Water Treatment System and PRO-Sort mobile optical grader into the United States at North America’s largest potato industry trade show, Potato Expo.
Weight loss in the potato storage
Potato tubers lose weight while being stored. The main contribution is loss of water through the skin by evaporation.
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