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Farms are increasingly providing modern potato storage facilities with large, high-quality
sliding doors. In addition to being able to reach the cells easily with a forklift truck or a potato shovel loader, proper insulation and closure is becoming more important. In order to demonstrate the production process, manufacturer Salco from Zwaagdijk-Oost opens its doors.
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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.
The need to ventilate and cool in potato storages
Plants grow because they capture carbon dioxide with the aid of energy from solar radiation. Photosynthesis generates sugars that upon respiration produce the energy needed for the biochemical processes associated with growth.
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