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Fusarium tuber rots of late potatoes as related to injuries and certain chemical treatments

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Potatoes with digger cuts and bruises were much more susceptible to Fusarium tuber rots than tubers without these defects. Digger cuts made potatoes more susceptible to rot than did bruises. None of the chemical treatments tested was effective in reducing storage rots.

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  1. Division of Handling, Transportation, and Storage of Horticultural Crops, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, New York City, N. Y.

    J. M. Lutz (Senior Horticulturist)

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Lutz, J.M. Fusarium tuber rots of late potatoes as related to injuries and certain chemical treatments. American Potato Journal 30, 131–134 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02861935

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