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Residues of free and bound maleic hydrazide in potato tubers

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The method of Vadukul (1991) for determining maleic hydrazide (MH) was modified and gave recoveries of free MH of 89%±4%. The values recorded on individual tubers ranged from 2–14 mg kg−1. Maleic hydrazide was evenly distributed throughout the tuber (peel, outer and inner flesh) but concentration increased slightly as tuber size increased. The concentration of free MH decreased from 7 to 3 mg kg−1 over the storage period of 5 1/2 months. Acid hydrolysis released substantial amounts of MH particularly from older potatoes (13 mg kg−1) compared with 6 mg kg−1 from new potatoes, implying that free MH is gradually converted to a bound form with time after treatment. No evidence was found for the presence of a β-glucoside of MH.

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  1. Horticulture Research and Development Institute, PO Box 11, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

    A. I. Dias

  2. Agricultural, Food and Environmental Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Glasgow, UK

    H. J. Duncan

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Dias, A.I., Duncan, H.J. Residues of free and bound maleic hydrazide in potato tubers. Potato Res 42, 89–93 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02358394

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